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#Harassment is routine for #doctors, scientists on #SocialMedia - Los Angeles Times https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2023-06-28/being-a-doctor-on-social-media-i-have-over-30-threats-to-rape-kill-or-assault-me “new survey of physicians and biomedical scientists in the U.S. found that nearly two-thirds experienced harassment on social media during the #COVID19 #pandemic.
Pro-vaccine messages were a common target of online vitriol. So were posts that endorsed the use of #FaceMasks or promoted #PublicHealth in general.”
“The targeting of marginalized groups is of particular concern, “especially at a time when their voices are needed most,” said Pendergrast, who was a medical student at Northwestern University when the survey was conducted. She fears that unless institutions or social media companies intervene, the harassment will continue.”