A Resistant Strain: Revealing the Online Grassroots Rise of the Antivaccination Movement

被引:9
作者
Bandari, Roja [1 ]
Zhou, Zicong [2 ]
Qian, Hai [1 ]
Tangherlini, Timothy R. [3 ]
Roychowdhury, Vwani P. [4 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif Los Angeles, Elect Engn, Los Angeles, CA 90024 USA
[2] Univ Calif Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90024 USA
[3] Univ Calif Los Angeles, Folklore, Los Angeles, CA 90024 USA
[4] Univ Calif Los Angeles, Elect & Comp Engn, Los Angeles, CA 90024 USA
基金
美国国家卫生研究院;
关键词
machine learning; AI; artificial intelligence; computing methodologies; web text analysis; natural language processing; human safety; public policy issues; computers and society; social media; vaccination; antivaccination movement; herd immunity; immunity; vaccines; healthcare; mothering; com;
D O I
10.1109/MC.2017.4041354
中图分类号
TP3 [计算技术、计算机技术];
学科分类号
0812 ;
摘要
An analysis of more than eight years of data from vaccination forums on mothering.com shows that the antivaccination movement is well-organized and widely dispersed, and that it emerged long before concerns about immunity were expressed. The findings are evidence of a formidable challenge to the social norms surrounding vaccination.
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页码:60 / 67
页数:8
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