COVID-19 and the Infodemic: An Overview of the Role and Impact of Social Media, the Evolution of Medical Knowledge, and Emerging Problems

F Corinti, D Pontillo, D Giansanti - Healthcare, 2022 - mdpi.com
The infodemic is an important component of the cyber-risk in regard to the poor and
uncontrolled dissemination of information related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose …

Patterns of partisan toxicity and engagement reveal the common structure of online political communication across countries

M Falkenberg, F Zollo, W Quattrociocchi… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Existing studies of political polarization are often limited to a single country and one form of
polarization, hindering a comprehensive understanding of the phenomenon. Here we …

Longitudinal analysis of behavioral factors and techniques used to identify vaccine hesitancy among Twitter users: Sco** review

S Khan, MR Biswas, Z Shah - Human Vaccines & …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
While vaccines have played a pivotal role in the fight against infectious diseases, individuals
engage in online resources to find vaccine-related support and information. The benefits …

Mechanisms driving online vaccine debate during the COVID-19 pandemic

OC Seckin, A Atalay, E Otenen… - Social Media+ …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
The prevalence of the anti-vaccine movement in today's society has become a pressing
concern, largely amplified by the dissemination of vaccine skepticism. During the early …

[HTML][HTML] A moderated mediation model of the influence of cynical distrust, medical mistrust, and anger on vaccination hesitancy in nursing staff

A Tselebis, C Sikaras, C Milionis, EP Sideri… - European journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
During the pandemic, nurses experienced anger that stemmed from a sense of threat,
frustration, or even a sense of injustice. The purpose of this study was to examine the …

How social media disrupts institutions: Exploring the intersection of online disinformation, digital materiality and field-level change

DJ Davis, TE Beck - Information and Organization, 2023 - Elsevier
The diffusion of disinformation via social media has become a pressing societal concern for
business leaders and policy makers. In recent years, online disinformation has been …

Affective and interactional polarization align across countries

M Falkenberg, F Zollo, W Quattrociocchi… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2023 - arxiv.org
Political polarization plays a pivotal and potentially harmful role in a democracy. However,
existing studies are often limited to a single country and one form of polarization, hindering a …

The impact of toxic trolling comments on anti-vaccine YouTube videos

K Miyazaki, T Uchiba, H Kwak, J An, K Sasahara - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Anti-vaccine trolling on video-hosting websites hinders efforts to increase vaccination rates
by using toxic language and threatening claims to intimidate people and promote vaccine …

Breaking the spiral of silence: News and social media dynamics on sexual abuse scandal in the Japanese entertainment industry

T Tanihara, M Irihara, T Murayama, M Yoshida… - PLoS one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Highlighting minorities and crime survivors through public discourse is essential for their
support and protection. However, advocating for minorities is challenging due to the fear of …

Characterization of Political Polarized Users Attacked by Language Toxicity on Twitter

W Xu - Companion Publication of the 2024 Conference on …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Understanding the dynamics of language toxicity on social media is important for us to
investigate the propagation of misinformation and the development of echo chambers for …