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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Autor principal: Nguyen, Hoa (author)
Outros Autores: Nguyen, An (author)
Formato: article
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2020
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Texto completo:https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.v8i2.3227
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:ojs.cogitatiopress.com:article/3227
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Resumo: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.