Greenhalgh, Spencer P. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8894-3198
Nnagboro, Cynthia
Kaufmann, Renee
Gretter, Sarah
Article History
Accepted: 25 May 2021
First Online: 14 June 2021
Declarations
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: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
: This research is based on public data and is therefore not considered by the institutional review boards of the University of Kentucky or Michigan State University as falling under their purview. However, as described below, we have applied established considerations for ethical internet research.
: As above, because this research is based on public data, it is not considered by the institutional review boards of the University of Kentucky or Michigan State University as requiring informed consent. Nonetheless, we have applied considerations for ethical internet research identified by bodies such as the Association of Internet Researchers and leading researchers in the field. In particular, prior to analysis, we removed all data coming from private accounts or that was deleted by its author (or Twitter) after its original composition. Furthermore, except in the case of public figures, we have made considerable effort to obscure the identities of all those who produced the data considered in this study.
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