Twitter removes MDEC chairman's tweet for promoting debunked Covid-19 remedy


PETALING JAYA: Twitter has removed a tweet by Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) chairman Datuk Dr Rais Hussin Mohamed Ariff for promoting a debunked remedy to prevent or cure Covid-19.

The tweet has been replaced with the message: "This tweet violated the Twitter Rules."

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