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Takahashi, Kenzo, et al. "Growing concerns with the flow of misinformation from electronic books." Interactive journal of medical research vol. 2,1 (2013): e10. doi: https://doi.org/10.2196/ijmr.2541
Takahashi K, Kanda H, Mizushima S. Growing concerns with the flow of misinformation from electronic books. Interact J Med Res. 2013 May 24;2(1):e10. doi: 10.2196/ijmr.2541. PMID: 23709125; PMCID: PMC3668616.
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Interact J Med Res. 2013 May 24;2(1):e10. doi: 10.2196/ijmr.2541.

Growing concerns with the flow of misinformation from electronic books.

Interactive journal of medical research

Kenzo Takahashi, Hideyuki Kanda, Shunsaku Mizushima

Affiliations

  1. Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan. [email protected].

PMID: 23709125 PMCID: PMC3668616 DOI: 10.2196/ijmr.2541

Abstract

In 2012, several kinds of electronic books (e-books) became available in Japan. Since several major book retailers launched e-book businesses, it is expected that e-books will become a popular source of information in the country. However, we are concerned that e-books may also be a source of misinformation. In examining 24 available materials published by anti-vaccinists, "atopy businesses", and "wellness maintenance" authors, each was found to contain inaccuracies or misinformation. Thus far, such information is only available in printed books. If these books are scanned and circulated, or published in e-book format, this misinformation may circulate rapidly as e-book devices are becoming popular, and, consequently, harm people's health. We think that it is important for the government to formulate ethical guidelines for the publishing e-books with due consideration to freedom of expression.

Keywords: anti-vaccinists; atopy business; e-book; ethical guideline; misinformation; wellness maintenance

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