In today’s episode Jane and Sabrina talk about online health communities, with most of the conversation centered on Reddit. With 1 in 10 people (and growing) going to social media for health information and over 1 billion health questions searched on Google every day, this topic is an important one, especially when it comes to parsing out misinformation.
They discuss whether content on social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and Tiktok is ever legit (hint: it depends), how to tell if specific community platforms for chronic conditions, and Jane’s obsession with Reddit UTI groups.
The conversation concludes with weighing the benefits of health-related subreddits as well as their limitations, as well as what Jane and Sabrina think community platforms should have to monitor any misinformation (and we need a better tool than Facebook automatically censoring any mention of the word “vagina,” sigh) while also fostering organic engagement.
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