Twitter bans unverified coronavirus claims that “could” lead to social unrest

Since Twitter introduced its controversial rules that ban the “denial of expert guidance” about the coronavirus, it has removed thousands of tweets, including those from a world leader and several public figures.

And now, the platform has announced that these rules will be getting stricter and placing further restrictions on what users are allowed to tweet about the coronavirus.

The new restrictions broaden the scope of what Twitter deems to be “unverified claims.”

Here's what the the original rule prohibited:

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