Weaponized Health Communication: Twitter Bots and Russian Trolls Amplify the Vaccine Debate
American Journal of Public Health2018Vol. 108(10), pp. 1378–1384
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David Broniatowski, Amelia Jamison, SiHua Qi, Lulwah Alkulaib, Tao Chen, Adrian Benton, Sandra Crouse Quinn, Mark Dredze
Abstract
Whereas bots that spread malware and unsolicited content disseminated antivaccine messages, Russian trolls promoted discord. Accounts masquerading as legitimate users create false equivalency, eroding public consensus on vaccination. Public Health Implications. Directly confronting vaccine skeptics enables bots to legitimize the vaccine debate. More research is needed to determine how best to combat bot-driven content.
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