Twitter is no longer enforcing its policy against misleading information about COVID-19, per an update posted to an official company blog page.
Reuters spotted the change earlier — which said the change was effective as of last Wednesday.
“Effective November 23, 2022, Twitter is no longer enforcing the COVID-19 misleading information policy,” the social media company writes in a brief grey-on-grey note on a company webpage that’s still emblazoned with the title: “Coronavirus: Staying safe and informed on Twitter”.
No explanation was given by Twitter for the policy change.
Under its prior COVID-19 misinformation policy the company had said it would remove “demonstrably false or potentially misleading content that ...