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Countries across the world have instituted unprecedented restrictions onfreedom of movement, privacy and individual rights to control the spread ofCOVID-19. These measures tend to have been derived from communally orientatedEast Asian cultures. The way that culturally relevant concepts of rights andfreedoms underpin COVID restrictions in democratic and individually orientatedcountries remains unknown. This data memo addresses this issue through analysisof pro- and anti-restriction discourse on social media in the US. It finds thatanti-social and economic restriction discourse more frequently articulatesrights and freedoms, based on ideas of inviolable rights to freedom of movementor freedom of economic activity or a cost-benefit analysis that places economicactivity over public health. Pro-social and economic restriction discourse lessfrequently mentions rights and freedoms, instead supporting restrictions asfollowing state and medical advice and out of deference and respect to medicalprofessionals. Discourse is highly polarised and divisive and articulatedlargely through established political identity positions. It is suggested thatmore attention is paid to discussions of balancing rights and freedoms in COVIDcontrol restrictions. To convince opposers of restrictions, supporters ofrestrictions should base arguments around communal rights and positivefreedoms. It is also important to critically evaluate whether and how theseperspectives need to be adapted to be appropriate and resonant in democraticand individualistic countries.

Balancing freedoms, rights and responsibilities during COVID in US: a study of anti- and pro-restriction discourse