Twitter said it had added labels to the tweets sent two months ago by spokesperson Lijian Zhao who promoted a coronavirus conspiracy theory.
Twitter has added a fact-check warning to tweets promoting a conspiracy theory about the origins of the coronavirus which were sent by China's foreign ministry spokesperson.
On May 11, Twitter announced a new policy"to limit the spread of potentially harmful and misleading content," in particular regarding false information about the coronavirus. Social media outlets are protected both by the First Amendment and Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which allows social media companies to moderate what goes on their platforms.Newsweek
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