Twitter Warning about misleading posts New Corona May 12 8:42
In an effort to prevent false information dissemination around the new coronavirus, Twitter has begun a new initiative to display a warning message calling for facts about misleading posts.
With regard to the new coronavirus, the issue is how to prevent the spread of erroneous information, such as the spread of infection prevention measures that have not been scientifically proven effective on SNS.
In response to this situation, Twitter, a major social media company, said on the 11th, regarding the posting of information related to the new coronavirus that was misleading and debated among experts, `` Confirm facts It says "should" or "not in line with the guidance of a public health expert."
Twitter has deleted posts that could cause harm, such as "If you take bleach, symptoms will improve." This time, even if the risk is low, it may lead to misunderstanding by users. If it is a post, it will be deleted depending on the content, or a warning message will be displayed.
According to the Associated Press, the target is posts in about 40 languages, and it also applies to past posts.
At SNS, Facebook, which is an exchange site, is working on measures to prevent the spread of erroneous information, such as preferentially displaying information from health authorities, but because there are too many such posts, measures such as deletion are not catching up. It has been pointed out that.