‘An infodemic alongside a pandemic’: 5 health experts react to Twitter’s dropped misinformation ban

Becker's Healthcare December 1, 2022
Mackenzie Bean and Paige Twenter

Many health experts are voicing an outcry after Twitter dropped its policy to label tweets that promote misinformation about COVID-19 on Nov. 23.

After Elon Musk took over the social media platform in late October and laid off about half of its workforce, many health experts have questioned the site’s power to moderate content and combat misinformation.

In a blog post published Nov. 30, Twitter said none of its policies have changed in the past month and its “approach to policy enforcement will rely more heavily on de-amplification of violative content: freedom of speech, but not freedom of reach.”

Here are five health experts’ reactions to the decision:

Editor’s note: Responses were lightly edited for length and clarity....

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