Twitter ends its disinformation policy regarding Covid-19
Passed under the leadership of Elon Musk, the social network Twitter ended the application of its policy of disinformation regarding Covid-19. Without any real announcement, a quiet update indicates that it is no longer in effect as of last week.
According to Twitter data, 11.72 million accounts have been implicated since January 2020 and the implementation of its Covid-19 guidelines. A total of 11,230 accounts were suspended and nearly 98,000 pieces of content were removed.
“We continue to prioritize removing or editing potentially harmful information and ensuring that users can easily find credible information during this critical phase,” wrote Twitter. The sharing on Twitter of content related to Covid-19 relating to manifestly false or misleading statements and likely to cause damage was therefore prohibited.
It is recalled that following one of his polls on his Twitter account, Elon Musk decreed a general amnesty with the reestablishment of previously suspended accounts, this should be the case for the more than 11,000 accounts suspended for misinformation about the Covid-19 pandemic.
However, Elon Musk’s statements on Twitter are ambiguous and variable, even as he ensures that his initiatives reflect the voice of the people. He had indicated that Twitter’s rules would not be changed and had mentioned the creation of a moderation board with very diverse points of view, before backtracking.
This vagueness is obviously not appreciated by advertisers who remain the social network’s main source of revenue.
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