Covid-19 Misinformation and the Social (Media) Amplification of Risk: A Vietnamese Perspective
The amplification of Coronavirus risk on social media sees Vietnam falling volatile to a chaotic sphere of mis/disinformation and incivility, which instigates a movement to counter its effects on public anxiety and fear. Benign or malign, these civil forces generate a huge public pressure to keep th...
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| Format: | article |
| Language: | eng |
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2020
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.v8i2.3227 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Oai: | oai:ojs.cogitatiopress.com:article/3227 |
| Summary: | The amplification of Coronavirus risk on social media sees Vietnam falling volatile to a chaotic sphere of mis/disinformation and incivility, which instigates a movement to counter its effects on public anxiety and fear. Benign or malign, these civil forces generate a huge public pressure to keep the one-party system on toes, forcing it to be unusually transparent in responding to public concerns. |
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