NLP

Sentiments about Mental Health on Twitter – Before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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The COVID-19 pandemic not only affected the respiratory system, but, together with measures like social distancing, potentially affected the mental health of millions of people. What do Twitter (X) users talk about when they talk about #MentalHealth and #Depression? Did it change through the pandemic? We collected almost 3,000,000 tweets from more than 300,000 Twitter … Read more

Public Perception of the German COVID-19 Contact-Tracing App Corona-Warn-App

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Several governments introduced or promoted the use of contact-tracing apps during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In Germany, the related app is called Corona-Warn-App, and by end of 2020, it had 22.8 million downloads. Contact tracing is a promising approach for containing the spread of the novel coronavirus. It is only effective if there is a … Read more