Just days after Twitter announced new rules to crack down on tweets spreading misinformation about coronavirus, the company faced a test from a high-profile source: Elon Musk
On Thursday, Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, tweeted the false claim that children are"essentially immune" to the virus. Twitter did nothing. A Twitter spokesperson told CNN Business on Friday that it reviewed Musk's tweet and determined it did not break its rules. Yet, when Twitter unveiled its new rules on Monday, it specifically referenced misinformation about children and the coronavirus as an example of content that would need to be removed.
"There just is not enough numbers at this time to tell them if they are at additional risk or not in the same way that adults are."Birx, who was speaking generally and not responding to Musk's tweet, added: "No one is immune. We know it is highly contagious for everyone.
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