Yes. Mass shootings are similar to suicides in contagion effects. WE KNOW HOW TO REPORT TO DAMPEN EFFECT.https://twitter.com/Annabelle4SC/status/915179416598302721 …
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Belli
Yes for suicides. Unfortunately, CDC politically banned from studying gun violence. See: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00031539.htm …https://twitter.com/bellisaurius/status/915186014574039040 …
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Actually, I study how censorship works, and many people studied this for suicide and mass shootings. Big difference.https://twitter.com/rhysblakely/status/915193034568060928 …
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Details available to folks who meticulously search every corner of the internet just isn't same effect as ON LOOP ON CNN FRONT PAGE OF NYT.
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As proof, simply look at recent rise of using cars as weapons. Painfully and openly obvious for decades, only took off recently. Contagion.
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It's like suicides; not that the info isn't available to the determined. But media attention on high-profile suicides causes spike. Same.
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Of course not! There's an enormous amount of very important stuff to report on that can be done while being mindful. https://twitter.com/dlepeska/status/915195882454339585 …
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Here: Don't splash killer's face everywhere. His individual story is an illusion of knowledge, summarize. Don't put panic shots on loop.1/2
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Don't publish method/weapon porn (detailed maps, many weapon pictures, excessive technical method). Report on victims, structural factors.//
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Can report this without publishing weapon/method porn. "The shooter used bump stocks..." It's not the info, it's the way it's covered.
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@davidisen yes! but remember Congress/NRA prevents govt studies too:(0 replies 1 retweet 0 likesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Replying to @Maj_variola @zeynep and
You mean this book? At this point, building the Bomb is mostly a matter of industrial infrastructure.pic.twitter.com/7FTVwKrWDD
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