Abhishek Chauhan
Twitter on Tuesday said, it will not be able to act on every harmful Tweet that contains incomplete or disputed information about new coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19).
“We want to make it clear that we will not be able to take enforcement action on every Tweet that contains incomplete or disputed information about COVID-19,” Twitter tweeted.
The micro-blogging platform also added “COVID-19 is affecting our content moderation capacities in unique ways, and we’re adjusting to meet the challenge. Right now, we’re focused on content that has the highest potential of directly causing physical harm,”..
Official government handles engaging in conversation about the origins of the virus and global public conversation about potential emergent treatments will be permitted, unless the content contains clear incitement to take a harmful physical action.
Twitter also added “We’re keeping our enforcement guidance under close review and are consulting with medical professionals on any update we may need to make as things continue to evolve”.
The micro blogging platform has listed some of the specific content which it considers to be “violation and particularly harmful” and would require removal.
“We want to be clear: while we work to ensure our systems are consistent, they can sometimes lack the context that our teams bring, and this may result in us making mistakes,” Twitter said.
“As a result, we will not permanently suspend any accounts based solely on our automated enforcement systems. Instead, we will continue to look for opportunities to build in human review checks where they will be most impactful”.
Twitter, along with other social media platforms Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Reddit, and YouTube last week vowed to curb misinformation on their platforms regarding COVID-19.
