Twitter restricted a similar tweet from Trump, leaving it online but placing it behind a note saying the tweet violated Twitter’s rules about spreading misleading information.
Facebook on Tuesday removed a post from President Donald Trump that downplayed the dangers of the coronavirus pandemic, a day after he left a hospital while recovering from the virus.
Trump has been on a collision course with tech companies since the start of the pandemic, as he has repeatedly taken positions that contradict scientific facts. Meanwhile, social media companies, which have generally given the president and other politicians more latitude on nonpandemic subjects, have grown more aggressive in trying to stomp out myths, bad medical advice and other misinformation related to the coronavirus.
“We remove incorrect information about the severity of COVID-19, and have now removed this post,” Stone said.
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