Twitter announced Monday that it will label tweets with potentially misleading information about COVID-19 vaccines and introduce a strike system that could lead to permanent suspension of the account.
The whole picture: Technology companies are taking an increasingly aggressive stance against users trying to share misleading information about COVID-19 vaccines on their platforms.
- Facebook announced in February that it would counter the misinformation of the COVID-19 vaccine.
- YouTube announced in October last year that it would remove videos with misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine. YouTube has a similar warning policy for accounts that violate its rules.
Details: The platform will start applying the labels on Monday, initially using human assessment and possibly using automated tools.
- Labels may link to cleaned vaccine content and official public health information.
- Individuals will be notified if their tweet led to the strike. Users will receive five warnings, and the level of punishment will change from no action at different times to block the account to total suspension. Users can file appeals.
What I say: “Our goal with these product interventions is to provide people with additional context and authoritative information about COVID-19, ”the company wrote in a blog post.
- “By using the strike system, we hope to educate people about why certain content violates our rules so that they have the opportunity to consider their behavior and impact on public conversation.”