Information, identity, and action: The messages of the Dutch anti-vaccination community on Telegram

The anti-vaccination movement has successfully spread its views on social media. This study examined how community building emerges in the messages of Dutch anti-vaccination Telegram groups. Particularly, we investigated the extent to which these groups provide a platform for sharing information, perpetuating a shared identity, and promoting action. As negative emotions are considered a prime driver of collective action, we examined to what extent the messages had a negative valence. We used a mixed-method approach through a quantitative content analysis of 4654 text messages from five Telegra... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Schlette, Anniek
Prooijen, Jan-Willem van
Blokland, Arjan
Thijs, Fabienne
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2023
Reihe/Periodikum: Schlette , A , Prooijen , J-W V , Blokland , A & Thijs , F 2023 , ' Information, identity, and action: The messages of the Dutch anti-vaccination community on Telegram ' , New Media & Society . https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448231215735
Sprache: Englisch
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