coronavirus misinformation
Adam Schiff urges Google, YouTube, and Twitter to warn users who interact with coronavirus “misinformation”
And he also wants these users to be directed to “authoritative” resources.
YouTube: strict coronavirus misinformation policy applies to even the comment section and leaders of nations
YouTube will delete anyone who goes against their rules.
Twitter suspends Steve Bannon’s War Room: Pandemic account
Accounts that criticize China’s role in the pandemic are being sanctioned while Chinese propaganda about the virus continues to spread on Twitter.
Twitter locks Diamond and Silk’s account after journalists complain about them questioning quarantine measures
Big tech platforms have introduced increasingly authoritarian rules around what users can and cannot say about the coronavirus.
Lawmakers ask Jack Dorsey to censor Chinese officials’ propaganda accounts
They say the accounts are actively breaking Twitter’s rules and are still allowed on the platform.