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Sep 5, 2019 · The growing importance of social media for getting science news has raised questions about whether these online platforms foster or hinder public trust in science. Employing multilevel modeling, this study leverages a 20-country survey to examine the relationship between social media news use and trust in science.
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Aug 1, 2024 · We delve deeper into the nuances of our findings to further elucidate how public health agencies' communication strategies on social media influence the quality of the SSA link through trust. Our detailed exploration into the types of comments—ranging from supportive to critical—offers insights into the public's information processing behaviours and their implications for SSA.
Dec 15, 2020 · A Critical History of Social Media (2013) and The Platform Society. Public Values in a Connective World (2018, co-authored with Thomas Poell and Martijn de Waal) were published by Oxford University Press. Her research interests include media technologies, platformization, science and media, trust and social media.
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This same study also suggested that perceived entertainment benefits (e.g., browsing social media for fun or relaxation) did not influence trust in social media platforms , and perceived entertainment was not a predictor of trust in information on social media. These findings indicate that social media users were unlikely to miscategorize entertaining content with credible and/or trustworthy ...
While actual threat of the virus does not predict compliance with social distancing measures in times of COVID-19, trust toward fellow citizens, the media, government and science do (38–40). For instance, several studies have shown that trust in the government is necessary for compliance with (health) measures [e.g., ( 34 , 41 )].
Feb 10, 2022 · In this week’s issue of Science, commentaries about “Science and social media” explore these matters, which have become central to the scientific enterprise. As the authors make clear, scientists must give more consideration to the impact and inner workings of social media to use the medium effectively without inadvertently causing misunderstanding and being gamed by hyperalert trolls.
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Oct 13, 2022 · A 20-country study looked into this relationship and says… “it’s complicated”. Social media news use is positively related to trust in science, yet worries about echo chambers and polarisation are real. This tangles even further when we cannot agree on what we mean by “science” or by "factual vs non-factual" on social media.
