{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The Dark Side of Patient Advocacy on Social Media","description":"The dark side of advocacy is that the same social media platforms that help health advocates reach millions can also expose them to relentless trolls, coordinated pile\u2011ons, and even threats to their safety and careers. Studies of physicians and public\u2011health advocates show that a large share\u2014sometimes more than half\u2014have been personally attacked online for speaking about vaccines, gun violence, or other health issues, facing abuse that targets not just their ideas but also their gender, race, disability, or identity. What starts as \u201cjust comments\u201d can quickly escalate into doxxing, harassment at work, bad\u2011faith complaints to licensing boards, and a level of stress that leads some advocates to scale back or leave social media altogether, even though their voices are needed to counter misinformation.  In this episode, we\u2019ll talk about what that experience looks like from the inside\u2014and how health advocates can set boundaries, document abuse, and use digital safety resources so they\u2019re not forced to choose between protecting themselves and speaking up for their communities. ","author_name":"PodcastDX","author_url":"https:\/\/www.PodcastDX.Com","html":"