Al-Rawi Ahmed
School of Communication, Simon Fraser University, Room # K8645, 8888 University Dr., Burnaby, B.C. V5A 1S6, Canada.
J Public Health (Oxf). 2022 Mar 7;44(1):e153-e160. doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdaa210.
Some social media platforms have strict regulations regarding the promotion of illicit and controlled drug on their sites. This study attempts to examine whether social media outlets like Twitter, Flickr and Tumblr have implemented practical measures to stop the active promotion of such drugs. We examined over 2.6 million social media posts taken from these three platforms. By focusing on keyword searches around mobile apps and communication means, we found evidence of ongoing opioid drug promotion, especially on Twitter followed by Flickr and Tumblr; we discuss our approach which effectively identifies posts related to the promotion of opioids and controlled drugs.
一些社交媒体平台对在其网站上宣传非法和管制药物有严格规定。本研究试图调查像推特、Flickr和汤博乐这样的社交媒体平台是否已采取实际措施来阻止此类药物的主动宣传。我们检查了从这三个平台获取的超过260万条社交媒体帖子。通过聚焦围绕移动应用程序和通信方式的关键词搜索，我们发现了正在进行的阿片类药物宣传的证据，尤其是在推特上，其次是Flickr和汤博乐；我们讨论了能有效识别与阿片类药物和管制药物宣传相关帖子的方法。
