Social media is easy to spread false information
August 03, 2020 08:20 Source: "China Social Sciences", August 3, 2020, 1980th author: Zhao Qi/Compilation

 bet365 live casino games July 29,The official website of McGill University in Canada released a display of the latest research results,People who obtain news through social media,It is easier to misunderstand the epidemic of new coronary pneumonia,People who obtain information through traditional media are not easy to cause misunderstandings,And more willing to abide by public health advice,Keep social distance。

Research Discovery,The social media platform is increasingly becoming the main source of information for people,Including reading of some error messages。During the new crown pneumonia epidemic,Social media has become the main platform for people's misunderstanding information。Compared with traditional media,Social media is full of false information about the new crown pneumonia epidemic,Even if the population statistics data、Scientific bet365 live casino games literacy and socio -economic differences are considered as considerable,The crowd who obtained information from social media and the people who obtained information from traditional media also have a large difference in behavior and attitude。At the same time,People who obtain information from social media,Unwilling to treat new crown pneumonia as a threat,I am not willing to abide by social distance,The person who obtains information from traditional media is the opposite。

Associate Professor Taylor Owen at the School of Public Policy at McGir bet365 live casino games University believes,More and more evidence indicates,Various error messages spread on social media,has brought public health risks to the society,Future policy makers and social media platforms should consider cracking down on error messages as priority matters。(Zhao Qi/Compilation

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