Twitter has quietly changed their policies to allow COVID-19 misinformation. This change will literally kill people.

https://transparency.twitter.com/en/reports/covid19.html#2021-jul-dec

#COVID #COVID19 #PublicHealth #Scicomm

COVID-19 - Twitter Transparency Center

@luckytran this is awful. I'm ready to close down shop over there.
@luckytran That's about all I do at Twitter now -- report misinformation. :(

@peterbutler @luckytran

I'm in Pa.

Just saw that Dr Oz snake oil salesmen and loser of the Senate race , has been trying to get back on TV. His old producers aren't interested as they see his "brand" as toxic.
Maybe Musk could hire him

@luckytran Well it says they’re not enforcing the policy, which I guess was considerable effort for them to do, and they were not going to make that investment forever.

At this point, covid is no longer new. People can find out the facts, or ignore them, if they want to.

@luckytran one example how much of a psycho Elon is, lmao
@luckytran Time to bring down the shutters on my accounts over there. Shame really, built up a great following of some really wonderful people. Few have migrated over here to pastures new, & I feel it’s only really a matter of time before many more follow.
#riptwitter #mastodon.social
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The sooner Twitter collapses into a pile of smoke and ashes, the better.
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@luckytran That's really disappointing ...if not as surprising as it ought to be.

@luckytran It's unfortunate how the pandemic has become a partisan game to people. Covid19 is named SARS-Cov 2 for a reason, it's related to SARS, which had a case fatality rate of 7.2% average, 15% for those 45 to 64, and over 50% for those over 65.

By allowing covid to run rampant and neglecting more proper protective methods (distancing, masking, quarantining) we are essentially naturally selecting for a stronger covid, since reinfection is rampant and immunity temporary.

@luckytran refreshingly honest to admit they won’t enforce the policy rather than simply pay it lip service
@luckytran this is what finally pushed me to basically abandon Twitter for Mastodon. This Covid misinformation is going to get people killed.

@luckytran

Wow.

So much for the notion of that platform being too important to shut down...

@luckytran For this, Apple should ban Twitter from its app store now. If not sooner...
@luckytran I wonder if doctors in the future will study how Musk’s lack of sleep caused him extensive brain damage.
@luckytran worth noting that if Twitter didn't have Section 230 protection, it could be sued if its loons spread lies about the vaccines.
@luckytran This is so crazy. This is bad! 
@luckytran the sooner people exit, the happier they will be.
@luckytran listen to those who seek the truth, run from those who claim to have found it. leave no stone unturned in the search for truth. the ignorance that dies is not you. cui bono. if ignorance is bliss, give me agony. beware the echo chamber, beware dunnykrugilous certainty. find falsifiability. belief is a poor tool with which to determine reality. if you only have one perspective, then stfu. in a sea of misinformation, everybody's a shill. okay, gotta run, ongoing research calls
@luckytran Twitter has fast become the Fox News of social media. A rallying point for the far right, conspiracy fruit cakes and deplorables.. #twitter
@luckytran It wasn't really that quiet. They kinda announced it to everyone.
@luckytran
Misinformation + Public Health = confusion, pain, suffering and needless, mindless loss.
@luckytran Guess they got a payoff from horse dewormer manufacturers, bleach makers, or companies that make UV lights. #Bluewave