Twitter will remove Covid-19 tweets that can incite ‘harmful activity’

Twitter on Thursday announced that it had updated its policies to remove tweets that make unverified claims that could potentially lead to harmful activity or spread panic.

“We have broadened our guidance on unverified claims that incite people to engage in harmful activity, could lead to the destruction or damage of critical 5G infrastructure, or could lead to widespread panic, social unrest, or large-scale disorder,” the micro-blogging platform had tweeted from its Twitter Safety account.

‘Misinformation’

The social media giant had specifically mentioned 5G in light of the recent incidents where false claims relating the Covid-19 pandemic to 5G had led to the destruction of property in the UK. It was deemed as “dangerous fake news” by British officials.