Twitter No Longer Enforcing COVID Misinformation Policy
November 2022 brought with it a whirlwind of Twitter news, including an update to the platform’s policy on medical disinformation.
November 2022 brought with it a whirlwind of Twitter news, including an update to the platform’s policy on medical disinformation.
Lee Chatfield’s father organized at least one protest against COVID-19 mitigation efforts.
In October 2022, a viral tweet suggested that Americans “with an insurance card” were “entitled to four free boxes” of COVID-19 tests from CVS or Walgreens.
During a September 2022 60 Minutes interview, U.S. President Joe Biden said “the pandemic is over” — leading to a flurry of commentary and pushback from public health experts.
Peter Navarro was accused of exerting “inappropriate pressure” in defense of hydroxychloroquine.
Stories from both a medical news site and The New Yorker were flagged by the platform.
An investigation showed a push by Dr. Scott Atlas to embrace “a fringe group” of researchers.
Four companies initiated 14,744 “eviction actions” between May 2020 and July 2021.
Despite promoting hydroxychloroquine, Dr. Simone Gold remains licensed in California.
The decisions made by the European nation were reportedly both informed by and generated deadly disinformation campaigns.