Bots' Activity on COVID-19 Pro and Anti-Vaccination Networks: Analysis of Spanish-Written Messages on Twitter.
Carlos Ruiz-NuñezSergio Segado-FernándezBeatriz Jiménez-GómezPedro Jesús Jiménez HidalgoCarlos Santiago Romero MagdalenaMaría Del Carmen Águila PolloAzucena Santillan-GarciaIván Herrera-PecoPublished in: Vaccines (2022)
This study provides information on bots' activity in pro- and anti-vaccination networks in Spanish, within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic on Twitter. It is found that bots in the pro-vaccination network influence the dissemination of the pro-vaccination message, as opposed to those in the anti-vaccination network. We consider that this information could provide guidance on how to enhance the dissemination of public health campaigns, but also to combat the spread of health misinformation on social media.