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The rapid spread of the novel corona virus, SARS-CoV-2, has prompted an unprecedented response from governments across the world. A third of the world population have been placed in varying degrees of lockdown, and the Internet has become…

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Social media is recognized as an important source for deriving insights into public opinion dynamics and social impacts due to the vast textual data generated daily and the 'unconstrained' behavior of people interacting on these platforms.…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-10-14 Zeqiang Wang , Jiageng Wu , Yuqi Wang , Wei Wang , Jie Yang , Jon Johnson , Nishanth Sastry , Suparna De

We propose a novel approach to assess the public's coping behavior during the COVID-19 outbreak by examining the emotions. Specifically, we explore (1) changes in the public's emotions with the COVID-19 crisis progression and (2) the…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2024-09-18 Smitha Muthya Sudheendra , Hao Xu , Jisu Huh , Jaideep Srivastava

Context. The lockdown orders established in multiple countries in response to the Covid-19 pandemics are arguably one of the most widespread and deepest shock experienced by societies in recent years. Studying their impact trough the lens…

Physics and Society · Physics 2020-12-01 Maria Castaldo , Tommaso Venturini , Paolo Frasca , Floriana Gargiulo

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic outbreak is drastically shaping and reshaping many aspects of our life, with a huge impact on our social life. In this era of lockdown policies in most of the major cities around the world, we see a…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2020-04-28 Koosha Zarei , Reza Farahbakhsh , Noel Crespi , Gareth Tyson

The ongoing Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic highlights the inter-connectedness of our present-day globalized world. With social distancing policies in place, virtual communication has become an important source of (mis)information. As…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2020-10-23 Karishma Sharma , Sungyong Seo , Chuizheng Meng , Sirisha Rambhatla , Yan Liu

The COVID-19 pandemic has been affecting the world dramatically ever since 2020. The minimum availability of physical interactions during the lockdown has caused more and more people to turn to online activities on social media platforms.…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2023-09-19 Cai Yang

The words we use to talk about the current epidemiological crisis on social media can inform us on how we are conceptualizing the pandemic and how we are reacting to its development. This paper provides an extensive explorative analysis of…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2021-03-17 Philipp Wicke , Marianna M. Bolognesi

Risk and response communication of public agencies through social media played a significant role in the emergence and spread of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) and such interactions were echoed in other information outlets. This study…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2020-08-11 Md Ashraf Ahmed , Arif Mohaimin Sadri , M. Hadi Amini

Sentiment analysis can largely influence the people to get the update of the current situation. Coronavirus (COVID-19) is a contagious illness caused by the coronavirus 2 that causes severe respiratory symptoms. The lives of millions have…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2022-04-07 Nosin Ibna Mahbub , Md Rakibul Islam , Md Al Amin , Md Khairul Islam , Bikash Chandra Singh , Md Imran Hossain Showrov , Anirudda Sarkar

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused widespread devastation throughout the world. In addition to the health and economical impacts, there is an enormous emotional toll associated with the constant stress of daily life with the numerous…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2020-12-08 Jolin Shaynn-Ly Kwan , Kwan Hui Lim

At the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak in March, we observed one of the largest stock market crashes in history. Within the months following this, a volatile bullish climb back to pre-pandemic performances and higher. In this paper, we…

General Economics · Economics 2024-07-09 Ziyuan Xia , Jeffery Chen , Anchen Sun

The Coronavirus pandemic has created complex challenges and adverse circumstances. This research discovers public sentiment amidst problematic socioeconomic consequences of the lockdown, and explores ensuing four potential sentiment…

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We present and begin to explore a collection of social data that represents part of the COVID-19 pandemic's effects on the United States. This data is collected from a range of sources and includes longitudinal trends of news topics, social…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2020-06-11 Steven J. Krieg , Jennifer J. Schnur , Jermaine D. Marshall , Matthew M. Schoenbauer , Nitesh V. Chawla

This study presents a data-driven analysis of COVID-19 discourse on YouTube, examining the sentiment, toxicity, and thematic patterns of video content published between January 2023 and October 2024. The analysis involved applying advanced…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2024-12-24 Vanessa Su , Nirmalya Thakur

The COVID-19 epidemic has had a great impact on social media conversation, especially on sites like Twitter, which has emerged as a hub for public reaction and information sharing. This paper deals by analyzing a vast dataset of Twitter…

Information Retrieval · Computer Science 2024-06-04 Nikhil Kumar Rajput , Bhavya Ahuja Grover , Vipin Kumar Rathi , Riya Bansal

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has been accompanied by a bulk of scientific research and related Twitter discussions. To unravel the public concerns about the COVID-19 crisis reflected in the science-based Twitter conversations, this…

Digital Libraries · Computer Science 2020-06-11 Zhichao Fang , Rodrigo Costas

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused international social tension and unrest. Besides the crisis itself, there are growing signs of rising conflict potential of societies around the world. Indicators of global mood changes are hard to detect…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2020-12-09 Dirk Johannßen , Chris Biemann

Social media platforms contain abundant data that can provide comprehensive knowledge of historical and real-time events. During crisis events, the use of social media peaks, as people discuss what they have seen, heard, or felt. Previous…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2023-10-10 Rabindra Lamsal , Maria Rodriguez Read , Shanika Karunasekera

The exposure and consumption of information during epidemic outbreaks may alter risk perception, trigger behavioural changes, and ultimately affect the evolution of the disease. It is thus of the uttermost importance to map information…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2020-06-12 Nicolò Gozzi , Michele Tizzani , Michele Starnini , Fabio Ciulla , Daniela Paolotti , André Panisson , Nicola Perra