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ArticleFrontiers in public health2023

Ethical principles for infodemiology and infoveillance studies concerning infodemic management on social media.

Matheus Lotto, Thokozani Hanjahanja-Phiri, Halyna Padalko, Arlene Oetomo, Zahid Ahmad Butt, Jennifer Boger, Jason Millar, Thiago Cruvinel, Plinio P Morita

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Article in Frontiers in public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Matheus LottoDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics, and Public Health, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Bauru, Brazil.
Thokozani Hanjahanja-PhiriSchool of Public Health Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
Halyna PadalkoSchool of Public Health Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
Arlene OetomoSchool of Public Health Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
Zahid Ahmad ButtSchool of Public Health Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
Jennifer BogerDepartment of Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
Jason MillarFaculty of Engineering, School of Engineering Design and Teaching Innovation, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Thiago CruvinelDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics, and Public Health, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Bauru, Brazil.
Plinio P MoritaSchool of Public Health Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Big data originating from user interactions on social media play an essential role in infodemiology and infoveillance outcomes, supporting the planning and implementation of public health actions. Notably, the extrapolation of these data requires an awareness of different ethical elements. Previous studies have investigated and discussed the adoption of conventional ethical approaches in the contemporary public health digital surveillance space. However, there is a lack of specific ethical guidelines to orient infodemiology and infoveillance studies concerning infodemic on social media, making it challenging to design digital strategies to combat this phenomenon. Hence, it is necessary to explore if traditional ethical pillars can support digital purposes or whether new ones must be proposed since we are confronted with a complex online misinformation scenario. Therefore, this perspective provides an overview of the current scenario of ethics-related issues of infodemiology and infoveillance on social media for infodemic studies.

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Social MediaHumansInfodemicInfodemiologyPublic Healthhealth informationinfodemicinfoveillancemisinformationsocial media

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PMID37033062
PMCPMC10076562

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