id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-318861-6ffgg005 Anderson, Mackenzie Social media and COVID‐19: Can social distancing be quantified without measuring human movements? 2020-10-22 .txt text/plain 1208 85 49 This study proposes a new method based on utilizing the frequency of hashtags supporting and encouraging social distancing for measuring social distancing. This study proposes a new method based on utilizing the frequency of hashtags supporting and encouraging social distancing for measuring social distancing. Some companies and institutes such as Google have proposed methods to quantify social distancing based on measuring distances and movements. While the current methods are based on measuring human movements, this study proposes a new method based on utilizing the frequency of tweets supporting and encouraging social distancing for measuring social distancing. The method is based on the idea of measuring the frequency of tweets supporting and encouraging social distancing. This study proposed a cost and time effective approach to measure social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Social media and COVID-19: Can social distancing be quantified without measuring human movements? ./cache/cord-318861-6ffgg005.txt ./txt/cord-318861-6ffgg005.txt