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Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/1/22307919/twitter-covid-19-vaccine-labels-five-strike-system
Twitter will label COVID-19 vaccine misinformation and enforce a strike system
Twitter announced Monday that it will start labeling tweets that share misleading information about COVID-19 vaccines. The labels will include links to relevant information from official bodies like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Twitter plans to enforce a five-strike system for repeat offenders that can lead to locked accounts and permanent suspension.
The new labels are similar to Facebook’s anti-misinformation banners or the labels Twitter began deploying early in the pandemic. They appear as text underneath misleading tweets, with links to information from official sources or Twitter’s rules. Twitter says it applies these labels through a combination of human and automated review systems and is starting its...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/1/22307919/twitter-covid-19-vaccine-labels-five-strike-system
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