Twitter deletes more than 2000 harmful and misleading tweets related to the new coronavirus
While the number of people infected with the new coronavirus has not stopped, various useful information such as how to wash hands properly, how to make masks, what you can do at home with going out of your own can be obtained on Twitter, but hoax is spreading. I will. Under these circumstances, it is clear that Twitter has deleted more than 2,000 tweets that are harmful or misleading.
Coronavirus: Staying safe and informed on Twitter
There is a mix of correct and incorrect information related to the new coronavirus. The typical example of hoax is that the development of 5G (fifth generation mobile communication system) is related to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, and even in the United Kingdom, the situation of burning the antenna of the 5G base station occurred.
Why did the hoax that '5G is spreading the new coronavirus' spread so often that arson damage to the 5G radio tower occurred? -GIGAZINE
Twitter updated its policy on March 18, 2020. Requests to be deleted to increase the risk of someone being infected with COVID-19 by rejecting expert guidance, recommending ineffective treatments / preventions, or pretending to be an expert It became like this.
We're responding to this rapidly evolving situation, and we'll continue to review the Twitter Rules in the context of COVID-19 and make changes as necessary.
https://t.co/m5DEQVNMEc — Twitter Safety (@TwitterSafety) March 17, 2020
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And, as a result of checking the 3.4 million accounts discussing COVID-19 with the automatic system, more than 2230 tweets have been deleted so far.
We have broadened our guidance on unverified claims that incite people to engage in harmful activity, could lead to the destruction or damage of critical 5G infrastructure, or could lead to widespread panic, social unrest, or large-scale disorder.
— Twitter Safety (@TwitterSafety) April 22, 2020
Since introducing our updated policies on March 18, we've removed over 2,230 Tweets containing misleading and potentially harmful content.Our automated systems have challenged more than 3.4 million accounts targeting manipulative discussions around COVID-19.
— Twitter Safety (@TwitterSafety) April 22, 2020
Similar efforts are being carried out on YouTube, and it seems that thousands of videos have been deleted since early February 2020.
YouTube announces that it restricts content that claims the conspiracy theory that `` 5G is contributing to the spread of new coronavirus infection ''-GIGAZINE
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