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"Twitter’s decision to no longer enforce its COVID-19 misinformation policy,
quietly posted on the site’s rules page and listed as effective Nov. 23, 2022,
has researchers and experts in public health seriously concerned about the
possible repercussions.
Health misinformation is not new. A classic case is the misinformation about a
purported but now disproven link between autism and the MMR vaccine based on a
discredited study published in 1998. Such misinformation has severe
consequences for public health. Countries that had stronger anti-vaccine
movements against diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP) vaccines faced a higher
incidence of pertussis in the late-20th century, for example.
As a researcher who studies social media, I believe that reducing content
moderation is a significant step in the wrong direction, especially in light of
the uphill battle social media platforms face in combating misinformation and
disinformation. And the stakes are especially high in combating medical
misinformation."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
