Abstract
This essay investigates digital media devices and networks for addressing the spread and control of the novel coronavirus/COVID-19 infection. But unlike many of the other essays in this special issue, it will not focus on the message — the information and misinformation, the accurate reportageand the rumors, or the news and the fake-news— that is conveyed onthese digital platforms. Instead, I will focus on the use of digital mobile devices and networks to monitor and control the social aspectsof the virus and the vectors of infection. Toward this end, we will considerthe different ways that mobile technology can be employed to address and respond to a global pandemic like COVID-19; and we will examine the opportunities and challenges of DCTT in an effort not just to understand how these technologies work but to extract from this analysis a clear formulation of their possible benefits and attendant costs.
Highlights
IntroductionMobile devices and the data networks that support them provide unprecedented opportunities for the distribution of information—both accurate reports and rumor—during the time of pandemic (Merchant and Lurie 2020, Ali and Kurasawa 2020)
Mobile devices and the data networks that support them provide unprecedented opportunities for the distribution of information—both accurate reports and rumor—during the time of pandemic (Merchant and Lurie 2020, Ali and Kurasawa 2020). Responding to this challenge has required careful attention to the content that is distributed by digital platforms and the effect these messages have had on individual users and communities
Unlike many of the other essays in this special issue, it will not focus on the message—the information and misinformation, the accurate reportage and the rumors, or the news and the fakenews—that is conveyed on these digital platforms
Summary
Mobile devices and the data networks that support them provide unprecedented opportunities for the distribution of information—both accurate reports and rumor—during the time of pandemic (Merchant and Lurie 2020, Ali and Kurasawa 2020) Responding to this challenge has required careful attention to the content that is distributed by digital platforms and the effect these messages have had on individual users and communities. The messages that have been developed for and disseminated by digital media and focus attention on the medium of digital technology and its cost/benefits for controlling the COVID-19 pandemic. Toward this end, the investigation will proceed in three steps. Those promises are not without complications and potential hazards
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