Dikhyaa Mohanty 
Twitter has announced that it is introducing a crisis misinformation policy that will help hide tweets that share false information during a crisis. The company stated that during periods of crisis access to credible, authoritative information and services is even more important.
The Microblogging site said in a blogpost “We are introducing our crisis misinformation policy — a global policy that will guide our efforts to elevate credible, authoritative information, and will help to ensure viral misinformation isn’t amplified or recommended by us during crises. Alongside our existing work to make reliable information more accessible during crisis events, this new approach will help to slow the spread by us of the most visible, misleading content, particularly that which could lead to severe harms.”
“Conversation moves quickly during periods of crisis, and content from accounts with wide reach are most likely to rack up views and engagement. To reduce potential harm, as soon as we have evidence that a claim may be misleading, we will not amplify or recommend content that is covered by this policy across Twitter – including in the Home timeline, Search, and Explore,” it added.
