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    1. Twitter Safety‏Verified account @TwitterSafety 16 Mar 2020

      As the world faces an unprecedented public health emergency, we want to be open about the steps we’re taking to keep people safe. To support social distancing and working from home, we need to work differently and rely more on automated systems to help enforce our rules.

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    4. Twitter Safety‏Verified account @TwitterSafety 18 Mar 2020

      Update: we’re expanding our safety rules to include content that could place people at a higher risk of transmitting COVID-19. Now, we will require people to remove Tweets that include the following:

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    5. Twitter Safety‏Verified account @TwitterSafety 18 Mar 2020

      Content that increases the chance that someone contracts or transmits the virus, including: - Denial of expert guidance - Encouragement to use fake or ineffective treatments, preventions, and diagnostic techniques - Misleading content purporting to be from experts or authorities

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      Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 18 Mar 2020
      Replying to @TwitterSafety @stefan_arrr

      If you want people to have expert guidance, you could start by blue-checking the experts: @NAChristakis, @mlipsitch, @neil_ferguson, @ashishkjha, @T_Inglesby, @trvrb.

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        2. GMRV®‏ @camp_zion 18 Mar 2020
          Replying to @paulg @TwitterSafety and

          Maybe they should get green checks or something because most of us don’t trust blue checks

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        1. Michael Shafrir‏ @michaelshafrir 18 Mar 2020
          Replying to @paulg @cenedella and

          Considering it’s been two years since Twitter had a published verification policy I’m not holding my breath. Although I did notice Jack Ma sent his very first tweet recently from a verified account so it is, in theory, possible

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        1. Ashley Jennings‏ @ashjsf 18 Mar 2020
          Replying to @paulg @TwitterSafety and

          Twitter claims the blue checking system is "suspended" even though many celebs and politicians keep getting blue checks. Nobody at Twitter seems to be responsible for the blue check. Who actually is @jack @biz?

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        1. Wayne  💙‏ @wkeenan 18 Mar 2020
          Replying to @paulg @TwitterSafety and

          How about muting (quarantining) accounts for 40(?) days that promote those posts you’ve deemed un-tweetable?

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        1. Write In Assange ⏳ #PardonAssange‏ @AndrewJSweeney 18 Mar 2020
          Replying to @paulg @TwitterSafety and

          They could start by allowing free speech. Appeal to authority is not as good as the wisdom of crowds.

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        1. Write In Assange ⏳ #PardonAssange‏ @AndrewJSweeney 18 Mar 2020
          Replying to @paulg @TwitterSafety and

          First the experts said breathing. Then they said droplets. Which ones should Twitter Censor?

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        1. (Mike) чудаки will be blocked 🇬🇧  🇬🇧 🇬🇧  🇬🇧‏ @Glazedovernow 19 Mar 2020
          Replying to @paulg @TwitterSafety and

          There’s enough blue tick goons on here already thanks.

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        1. Andrew Konya‏ @Werdnamai 19 Mar 2020
          Replying to @paulg @TwitterSafety and

          "expert checks" = "blue checks" but for specific areas of expertise. accedemic-journal-level review & approval process first expert check to launch = epidemiology @jack

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        1. Get vaccinated as soon as you can  ⚖️‏ @wingozorkon 20 Mar 2020
          Replying to @paulg @TwitterSafety and

          And @larrybrilliant.

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