Twitter provided an update on its efforts to prevent misinformation related to the coronavirus pandemic, saying that since updating its safety rules in March to account for content on Covid-19, 14,900 tweets have been removed and 4.5 million accounts have been challenged.
The social network added that more than 160 million people have visited its curated Covid-19 page over 2 billion times thus far.
Twitter also provided clarification on how it evaluates whether to remove potentially misleading Covid-19 information from its platform, breaking it up into three criteria:
- Is the content advancing a claim of fact regarding Covid-19? The social network said the claim must be presented as fact, not opinion, on topics including: the origin nature and characteristics of the coronavirus; preventative measures, treatments, cures and other precautions; viral spread or the current state of the crisis; official health advisories, restrictions, regulations and public-service announcements; and how vulnerable communities are affected by or...
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