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Twitter to ban harmful false claims about COVID-19 vaccinations – ABC News
Conspiracy theories, false claims and unsubstantiated rumours will all be harder to share when the social media company begins enforcing its new policy.
Twitter will start removing false or misleading tweets about COVID-19 vaccinations that could be harmful, including false claims vaccines would intentionally cause harm or control populations, or that invoke “a deliberate conspiracy”.
Key points:
- Twitter’s move brings it in line with policies announced by Facebook and YouTube recently
- It says it will announce further moves in the coming weeks
- Public health officials will be consulted to decide which misinformation is harmful enough to deserve being…
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