China News Service, November 30. According to a report by the US Consumer News and Business Channel (CNBC) on the 29th local time, Twitter announced that starting from November 23, it will stop implementing policies related to false information about the new crown epidemic.
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This means that Twitter will no longer prioritize removing or flagging misleading information related to the new crown epidemic.
According to reports, Twitter has implemented this policy since 2020.
According to the statistics released by Twitter, from January 2020 to September 2022, more than 11,000 violating accounts were suspended under this policy, and nearly 100,000 pieces of content were deleted.
Twitter did not provide an explanation for the policy change.
CNBC reported that this change may be related to Musk’s stated intention to strengthen “freedom of speech” on Twitter.
Since Musk acquired Twitter, a number of major reforms have been made to the company, including substantial layoffs and reductions in the review and management team of the website, "amnesty" banned accounts, etc.
But critics say it could make the social platform a breeding ground for misinformation, right-wing extremism and hate speech.
According to US media, since Musk took over the company, the chaos has caused many advertisers to flee the social platform.
However, Musk said that the number of new Twitter user registrations has reached an all-time high recently, and the active time of users has also hit a record high.