Twitter Inc will add labels and warning messages on some tweets with disputed or misleading information about COVID-19, the company said on Monday, as part of a new approach to misinformation that will eventually extend to other topics.
An example image from Twitter shows how the company will add warnings to some tweets with misleading information related to the coronavirus disease , in this hadnout photo obtained May 11, 2020. Twitter/Handout via REUTERS
The company said that depending on the propensity for harm and type of misleading information in the tweet, warnings may also be added to say the tweet conflicts with guidance from public health experts before a user views it. Such false claims have ranged from bogus cures to misinformation linking the virus with conspiracy theories about high-profile figures such as Microsoft co-founder turned philanthropist Bill Gates or about 5G mobile phone technology.
Twitter’s labels will link to a Twitter-curated page or external trusted source containing additional information.
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