Twitter quietly drops policy preventing sharing of COVID-19 misinformation

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Twitter has quietly dropped its policy preventing the sharing of false or misleading information about COVID-19. Under the policy, tweets containing misleading information about the disease could be given a label including corrective information about the claim. The change comes after Elon Musk laid off half of Twitter's workforce when he took over the company, with those responsible for content moderation among the teams hit.

Published 2 months ago · S F, United States

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Times of India

Twitter ends enforcement of COVID misinformation policy

By Tuesday, some Twitter accounts were testing the new boundaries and celebrating the platform's hands-off approach, which comes after Twitter was purchased by Elon Musk.

2 months ago·Mumbai, India

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BBC News

Twitter ends Covid misinformation rules under Musk

The Twitter website says it stopped enforcing its misleading information policy on 23 November.

2 months ago·United Kingdom

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News18 India

Twitter Rolls Back Covid Misinformation Policy

At the onset of COVID in 2020, Twitter instated a number of measures including labels and warning messages on tweets with disputed information about the health crisis and a framework to have users remove tweets that advanced harmfully false claims related to vaccines.

2 months ago·India

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Reuters

Twitter rolls back COVID misinformation policy

Twitter Inc has rolled back a policy that was aimed at tackling misinformation related to COVID-19 on the social media platform, lending itself to the risk of a potential surge in false claims even as cases rise in China and some parts of the world.

2 months ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

Concern as Twitter stops enforcing policy against Covid-19 misinformation

Unannounced change in rules was made last week as health experts stress importance of combating disinformation

2 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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CTV News

Twitter ends enforcement of COVID misinformation policy

Twitter will no longer enforce its policy against COVID-19 misinformation, raising concerns among public health experts that the change could have serious consequences if it discourages vaccination and other efforts to combat the still-spreading virus.

2 months ago·Toronto, Canada

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