Identification and Classification of Images in e-Cigarette-Related Content on TikTok: Unsupervised Machine Learning Image Clustering Approach
This study using the state-of-the-art image-clustering method successfully identified various e-cigarette-related images on TikTok. This study suggests that novel methodologies can be helpful to tobacco regulatory agencies looking to conduct rapid surveillance of e-cigarette content on social media.
Authors
- Rachel R. Ouellette (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6982-0830)
- Tanvi Anand (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5976-8581)
- Dhiraj Murthy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9734-1124)
- Grace Kong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9269-3435)
- Juhan Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0860-3327)
Institutions
- Yale University (US)
- The University of Texas at Austin (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Substance Use & Misuse
- Published
- 2024-12-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2024.2447415
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.40
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute on Drug Abuse
- Center for Tobacco Products