Twitter gets more serious about its coronavirus misinformation control

Twitter is ramping up its control over the spread of coronavirus misinformation on the platform. — AFP Relaxnews

Twitter has announced that it is taking more steps to protect its users from digesting false information about COVID-19. Content published by people claiming the coronavirus is a hoax, prescribing ineffective or harmful treatments for the illness or claiming that recommendations by health authorities are false will be removed.

On March 18 Twitter broadened its definition of "harmful", regarding its removal of harmful misinformation about COVID-19 on its platform.