MorningDewNov 30, 2022
Taylor Lorenz
Twitter ends its ban on covid misinformation.
Doctors and public health officials say Musk’s decision is a ‘huge step backwards’ and will lead to more deaths https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/11/29/twitter-covid-misinformation-policy/ #journalism #media #twitter #tech #technology #musk #twittermigration
Twitter ends its ban on covid misinformation

The rollback of Twitter’s covid misinformation policy is just the latest pivot since Elon Musk took control of the company a month ago.

The Washington Post
Nov 30, 2022 at 5:29amMastodon for iOS
Show threadStefanNov 30, 2022
@taylorlorenz yikes!
Show threadElGuapo 🥑Nov 30, 2022
@taylorlorenz a stupid Musk meme retort incoming in 3…2…1… #billionairesaresociopaths
Show threadSascha Pallenberg 🇹🇼 ♻️ ⚡Nov 30, 2022
@taylorlorenz it will get so much worse before it will get better. What a mess!
Show threadDianneNov 30, 2022
@pallenberg @taylorlorenz Exactly
Show threadJames RussellNov 30, 2022
@taylorlorenz I remember you saying you're immuno compromised so this kinda crap effects you hard. It really sucks, I'm sorry. My wife is in the same boat
Show threadSada ShreeNov 30, 2022

@taylorlorenz

Musk himself is a master when it comes to covid misinformation, so it's obvious.

Show threadCherylBlueWaveNov 30, 2022

@sadashree @taylorlorenz

He shouldn't be allowed to to so.

Why do anti-vaxxers work so hard to convert other people?

The more anti-vaxxers there are, the less herd-immunity there is that could protect them and their family.😡

Show threadSada ShreeDec 1, 2022
@CherylBlueWave @taylorlorenz Because they are fanatic cultists.
Show threadCherylBlueWaveDec 2, 2022
@sadashree @taylorlorenz
You've got that right.
Show threadMatt StenquistNov 30, 2022
@taylorlorenz crazy times we live in where we allow and tolerate this kind of rhetoric to be accepted in society 😭
Show threadKirk RudellNov 30, 2022
@taylorlorenz If he and Berenson had just started their stupid magazine it could have saved us a lot of trouble.
Show threadGdublyaNov 30, 2022
@taylorlorenz not a big deal if everyone leaves Twitter. Come on, folks!
Show threadChristian Zmasek, PhD 😷Nov 30, 2022
@gdublya @taylorlorenz Sadly and unexplainably, many officials, including biomedical scientists, still use that disinformation site.
Show threadJosje TooropNov 30, 2022
@christian_zmasek @gdublya @taylorlorenz They are all complicit.
Show threadGdublyaNov 30, 2022
@christian_zmasek @taylorlorenz I think people enjoy the drama.
Show threadCherylBlueWaveDec 6, 2022

@christian_zmasek @gdublya @taylorlorenz

I will never understand that medical professionals, biomedical scientists, or scientists believe disinformation. 🤔 😖

#COVID
#Science

Show threadfrdyskNov 30, 2022
se2 is crashing all this rendering apps 🥲 can't even run 1SecADay app smoothly now, it's iphone 5 situation all over again 🥲
Show threadDeepu RNov 30, 2022
@taylorlorenz Putting lives at risk for a few company dollars is exactly what can be expected from an oligarch.
Show threadBrood TeaNov 30, 2022
@taylorlorenz it was just yesterday I read that Medical Twitter wasn't going to abandon the platform. Musk must have read the same thing and said, "hold my beer"
Show threadApril KingNov 30, 2022

@taylorlorenz @igb I thought for sure this would get me banned but sadly I have been disappointed:

https://twitter.com/cubicleapril/status/1597607864700669952

April King 🌀 on Twitter

“Breaking news: scientists are reporting a recent discovery that exposure to Starlink satellite transmissions is now the leading cause of COVID-19 infections worldwide.”

Twitter
Show threadIan Brown Nov 30, 2022
@april @taylorlorenz Keep trying, April, you can do it! I believe in you!
Show threadIan Brown Nov 30, 2022
@april @taylorlorenz Seriously though, now that Musk intends to reinstate banned accounts, doesn't this create an "Edge of Tomorrow/Groundhog's Day" scenario where we all get banned and then reincarnated over and over again?
Show threadApril KingNov 30, 2022
@igb @taylorlorenz it is very frustrating, I am starting to lose hope
Show threadRJLegaultNov 30, 2022
@taylorlorenz Twitter had a ban on COVID misinformation? /snark
Show threadChloë LumNov 30, 2022
@taylorlorenz so disturbing.
Show thread/C\a/r\l/o\s/Nov 30, 2022
@taylorlorenz I’m all the more grateful that Dr Eric Topol @erictopol is here on mastodon.
Show threadRyan LarrabureNov 30, 2022
@worm @taylorlorenz @erictopol I agree! His posts have been incredibly informative.
Show threadBridget ClinchNov 30, 2022
@taylorlorenz excellent, the sooner it implodes the better
Show threadDryer LintNov 30, 2022

@taylorlorenz It is over lady. Chill.

As a general rule, one ought not to suppress information if your target audience is skeptical of you. That breeds conspiracy theories and counter reactions.

Show threadRadicalWoman111Nov 30, 2022
@taylorlorenz
I was surprised to see the covid misinformation warning still up a couple of weeks ago. So Musk is behind my expectations.
Show threadRoseanna McFarlaneNov 30, 2022
@taylorlorenz it was already pretty bad, how unfortunate to imagine it getting worse
Show threadHermit PhilosopherNov 30, 2022
@taylorlorenz there are things in this world that are difficult to #boycott without it greatly impacting on one’s ability to function in society. #twitter is not one of them.
Show threadJoão SantosNov 30, 2022
@taylorlorenz asking some of the main advertisers that are left how they feel about financing extreme-right propaganda of all kinds would make an interesting article.
Show threadMick CagneyNov 30, 2022
@taylorlorenz Twitter… twitt..er, yeah I remember that, came out after MySpace right?
Show threadWilliamNov 30, 2022
@taylorlorenz Some Mastodon instances are apparently using Cloudflare, a service that has never banned COVID misinformation.
Show threadAndrea PeahenNov 30, 2022
@taylorlorenz jeez...crazy times at twitter
Show threadAlex MNov 30, 2022
@taylorlorenz cool, cool
Show threadKillswitch Nick CageNov 30, 2022
@taylorlorenz I feel terrible about saying this, but maybe now the sheep can eat poison?
Show threadJust EllaNov 30, 2022
@taylorlorenz Sad sad for those people who insist on believing twit is telling them truths
Show threadandremonteiroNov 30, 2022
@taylorlorenz Musk has no competition for the Retard of the Year 2022
Show threadHadi 🇬🇧Nov 30, 2022
@taylorlorenz Yesterday I left Twitter. For the lack of a better word it’s a cesspool and getting worse by the minute!
Show threadS HanleyNov 30, 2022
@taylorlorenz disgrace
Show threadJadzia (The polish one)Nov 30, 2022

@taylorlorenz

It literally gets worse by the day

Show threadAnjelNov 30, 2022
@taylorlorenz Musk is turning it into a Parler wannabe
Show threadMaad Nov 30, 2022
@taylorlorenz Twitter was already bad before Musk came along! Is he trying to make it worse or something? Because if he is, he is doing a very good job!
Show threadk cavaliereNov 30, 2022
@taylorlorenz That would confirm that Twitter is NOT a news source. So, why would any news or health agency maintain an account there?
Show threadShad from DCNov 30, 2022
@taylorlorenz
More needless deaths and-/
huge step backwards decision. /
Musk’s Reign of Error! /
#haiku #ElonMuskWreckedTwitter #covid
Show threadMacGyverNov 30, 2022
@taylorlorenz There was misinformation from the beginning.
Show threadAlejandro SanchezNov 30, 2022

@taylorlorenz let's say it loud and clear: Elon Musk is an idiot.

For more information:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oVj4kZF-Fgk

Elon Musk Is An Idiot (and so are Zuck and SBF)

YouTube
Show threadBrokenboxNov 30, 2022
@taylorlorenz I'm praying for some Karma 🙏
Show threadRichard WiseNov 30, 2022
@taylorlorenz The decision of the complete idiot that now owns Twitter can’t surprise anyone surly. Musk seems to be wishing to compete with Trumps social media platform. It will end in tears and I’m glad to have left it for the rabid dogs to fight over its entrails.
Show threadDallman RossNov 30, 2022
@taylorlorenz Musk has shown himself over years to be a *fan* of "more deaths." After all, he keeps promoting his flawed beta "full-self-driving" software despite the impossibility and horrific repercussions.
Show threadCherylBlueWaveNov 30, 2022

@taylorlorenz
That's absolutely awful.

It can only be a play for Trump's base.

Show threadBellison22Nov 30, 2022

@taylorlorenz in essence, musk has declared war on Democracy, truth and American people...much like trump did throughout his reign of terror.

I wonder how much more "Hateful Freedom" America can endure

Show threadMaryam MousaviNov 30, 2022
@taylorlorenz
Killing off Republican voters to own the libs! It’s one of those stable genius plans.
Show threadSavah RellcastNov 30, 2022
@taylorlorenz it's definitely going to lead to more deaths but it will be the deaths of crazy right wing conservatives. So less nut bags is actually good for us. I'm not saying there won't be innocent casualties there will definitely be innocent casualties. And that's unacceptable by any means. Still I read an article that said that blue votes out numbers reds now because red killed themselves off. They didn't believe in covid. So let them shoot themselves in the face. Survival of the fittest.
Show threadAugusTuskNov 30, 2022
@taylorlorenz Musk has taken Twitter from the edge of the toilet seat to clogged pipes.
Show threadGrumpyDonutNov 30, 2022
Can't really say I am shocked by any of this. It was evident Elon was going to make twitter into a cesspool.
Show threadMackajNov 30, 2022

@taylorlorenz

Not surprising. Their CEO isn't going to let Twitter censor his own tweets.