Social Media and the Empowering of Opponents of Medical Technologies: The Case of Anti-Vaccinationism

Social Media and the Empowering of Opponents of Medical Technologies: The Case of Anti-Vaccinationism

Social media has contributed positively to the interaction between proponents of medical products and technologies and the public by permitting more direct interaction between these two groups. However, it has also provided opponents of these products a new mechanism to organize oppositio...

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Main Authors: Wilson, Kumanan, Keelan, Jennifer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JMIR Publications 2013-05-01
Series:Journal of Medical Internet Research
Online Access:http://www.jmir.org/2013/5/e103/
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spelling doaj-8d2f5ba383ca48bb9f1bebccc71c3a7e2021-04-02T21:35:57ZengJMIR PublicationsJournal of Medical Internet Research1438-88712013-05-01155e10310.2196/jmir.2409Social Media and the Empowering of Opponents of Medical Technologies: The Case of Anti-VaccinationismWilson, KumananKeelan, Jennifer Social media has contributed positively to the interaction between proponents of medical products and technologies and the public by permitting more direct interaction between these two groups. However, it has also provided opponents of these products a new mechanism to organize opposition. Using the example of anti-vaccinationism, we provide recommendations for how proponents of medical products and technologies should address this new challenge.http://www.jmir.org/2013/5/e103/
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description Social media has contributed positively to the interaction between proponents of medical products and technologies and the public by permitting more direct interaction between these two groups. However, it has also provided opponents of these products a new mechanism to organize opposition. Using the example of anti-vaccinationism, we provide recommendations for how proponents of medical products and technologies should address this new challenge.
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