Twitter anoints itself arbiter of coronavirus truth with pledge to label even ‘disputed’ & ‘unverified’ claims as disinfo
Twitter anoints itself arbiter of coronavirus truth with pledge to label even ‘disputed’ & ‘unverified’ claims as disinfo
Twitter has expanded its war on Covid-19 wrongthink, announcing it will label “disputed” and “unverified” claims - categories that technically include even the scientific consensus, which has evolved with knowledge of the virus.
The social media platform will label not only “misleading” Covid-19 information - claims experts have determined to be false - but also “disputed” material whose accuracy is uncertain and “unverified” statements that simply haven’t yet been confirmed, Twitter announced in a blog post on Monday.
Offending tweets will feature a label linking to either a curated “Moment”-style Twitter page or an “external ...