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A Social Network Analysis of Tweets Related to Masks during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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Abstract
backgroundHigh compliance in wearing a mask is a crucial factor for stopping the transmission of COVID-19. Since the beginning of the pandemic, social media has been a key communication channel for citizens. This study focused on analyzing content from Twitter related to masks during the COVID-19 pandemic.
methodsTwitter data were collected using the keyword "mask" from 27 June 2020 to 4 July 2020. The total number of tweets gathered were
resultsThe overall shape of the network resembled a community network because there was a range of users conversing amongst each other in different clusters. It was found that a range of accounts were influential and/or mentioned within the network. These ranged from ordinary citizens, politicians, and popular culture figures. The most common theme and popular hashtags to emerge from the data encouraged the public to wear masks.
conclusionTowards the end of June 2020, Twitter was utilized by the public to encourage others to wear masks and discussions around masks included a wide range of users.
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