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Social media and COVID shaming: Fighting a toxic combination

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Social Media And COVID Shaming: Fighting A Toxic Combination

In the spring, Rick Rose drew the wrath of strangers after he practically shouted on Facebook that he wasnt buying a face mask. Two months later, he contracted COVID-19 and, he posted, he was struggling to breathe. Days later, on July 4, he was dead.

4 years ago·India

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Social media and COVID shaming: Fighting a toxic combination

Shaming people who get sick or don't follow the rules in a public health crisis has been a thing since well before coronavirus, researchers say. But the warp speed and reach of social media in the pandemic era gives the practice an aggressive new dimension.

4 years ago·Canada

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Social media and COVID shaming: Fighting a toxic combination

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Social media and COVID shaming: Fighting a toxic combination

Humans love to shame or blame others during a public health crisis

4 years ago·United States

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Social media and COVID shaming: Fighting a toxic combination

In the spring, Rick Rose drew the wrath of strangers after he practically shouted on Facebook that he wasn’t buying a face mask. Two months later, he contracted COVID-19 — and, he posted, he was struggling to breathe. Days later, on July 4, he was dead.That post, among the Ohio man’s final public words on Facebook, attracted attention in the form of more than 3,100 “haha” laughing face emoji and a torrent of criticism from strangers.“If they wou…

4 years ago·Toronto, Canada

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Social media and COVID shaming: Fighting a toxic combination

Shaming people who get sick or don’t follow the rules in a public health crisis has been a thing since well before coronavirus, researchers say. But the warp speed and reach of social media in the pandemic era gives the practice an aggressive new dimension.

4 years ago·Sacramento, United States

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