The policy moderating misinformation surrounding the virus on Twitter no longer exists.
in April 2020 to help people access reputable information and incorporated a strike policy. A first-time offender would receive one strike and no action would be taken against their account, however, accounts with two and three strikes would be locked for 12 hours, four strikes would result in a 7-day lock, and those with five or more strikes would have their account permanently suspended.
Musk himself had toed the line in the early days of the pandemic, writing in a Twitter post that covid-19 was “dumb” and suggested children could not contract the virus. This was proven to be false.He wrote in a tweet in March 2020, “Kids are essentially immune, but elderly with existing conditions are vulnerable. Family gatherings with close contact between kids & grandparents probably most risky.
The covid-19 policy change comes after Musk laid off nearly half of the company’s staff earlier this month, significantly reducing Twitter’s content moderation department.
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