Concern as Twitter stops enforcing policy against Covid-19 misinformation

Unannounced change in rules was made last week as health experts stress importance of combating disinformation

Twitter will no longer enforce its policy against Covid-19 misinformation, raising concerns among public health experts that the change could have serious consequences if it discourages vaccination and other efforts to combat the still-spreading virus.

Eagle-eyed users spotted the change on Monday night, noting that a one-sentence update had been made to Twitter's online rules: Effective November 23, 2022, Twitter is no longer enforcing the COVID-19 misleading information policy."