The Twitter website says it stopped enforcing its misleading information policy on 23 November.
Twitter says it has stopped enforcing its policy on misleading information about coronavirus.
Under its Covid-specific policy, Twitter operated a "five-strike system" for accounts posting "demonstrably false or misleading" content that may "lead to significant risk of harm" - such as exposure to Covid or damage to public health systems. Millions of users voted for the reinstatement of suspended accounts in a Twitter poll, causing boss Elon Musk to tweet: "The people have spoken... amnesty begins next week."
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