Government-funded study tracks e-cigarette fans on Twitter
From: The San Diego Union-Tribune
Study intended to help FDA monitor e-cigarette messages
Federal health officials can identify electronic cigarette supporters with near total accuracy by using a predictive model, according to a government-funded study published earlier this month.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration can use this model to monitor what e-cigarette supporters say on Twitter as the agency prepares to regulate the devices, according to the study. The model requires human assistance to function, but the goal is develop a program that can run independently.
