Evaluating Bias in Social Media Research Using #Sunscreen Content on Instagram Reels

This cross-sectional content analysis found that Instagram's hashtag-based reels display consistent dermatologic content regardless of user engagement history, supporting the use of hashtags as an objective and reproducible tool for social media research in dermatology.

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JMIR Dermatology
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2025-10-15
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https://doi.org/10.2196/76829
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Impact of AI and Big Data on Business and Society
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Evaluating Bias in Social Media Research Using #Sunscreen Content on Instagram Reels

Taylor Gray, Carlo Rosen, Silvija Milanovic
JMIR Dermatology
Impact of AI and Big Data on Business and Society
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Evaluating Bias in Social Media Research Using #Sunscreen Content on Instagram Reels

Taylor Gray, Carlo Rosen, Silvija Milanovic
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Abstract

This cross-sectional content analysis found that Instagram's hashtag-based reels display consistent dermatologic content regardless of user engagement history, supporting the use of hashtags as an objective and reproducible tool for social media research in dermatology.

JMIR DermatologyVol. 8
University of Florida (US), Jacksonville University (US), Florida College (US)
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Impact of AI and Big Data on Business and Society
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