Discord is also participating in digital platforms such as Youtube, Reddit and Facebook, which are making policy changes to reduce the increasing anti-vaccine discourse about Covid-19. According to the change determined by the company, users will now be prohibited from sharing misleading health information that may cause physical or social harm.
Conspiracy theories will be blocked
“Ensuring the accuracy of online health information has never been more important than during the Covid-19 pandemic,” said Alex Anderson, a platform expert at Discord, in a blog post shared on Friday. In the continuation of their statements, he said that they do not intend to “punish polarizing or controversial viewpoints” and that no ban will be imposed on the sharing of personal health experiences that are not misleading.
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The platform, which apparently hosts millions of users, plans to prevent conspiracy theories about COVID-19 by restricting unfounded health rumors. However, while Discord reportedly shut down more than 43,000 servers and blocked 470,000 user accounts in only the first half of 2021, we can say that these numbers will increase even more with the new policy change.
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