The World Health Organization (WHO) warned Elon Musk of great responsibility after Twitter’s acquisition. Before Elon Musk bought Twitter, he compared the platform to a city square. He also mentioned that it would be democratic for everyone to express their opinion in the city square.
The World Health Organization blamed Elon Musk for not spreading life-threatening health-related misinformation along with freedom of expression on Twitter. Let’s take a look at the details of the news together.
WHO wants to prevent misinformation!
The World Health Organization stated that Elon Musk has a great responsibility to combat dangerous life-threatening misinformation on Twitter. WHO officials announced on Twitter that the spread of misinformation would be very harmful to humanity.
According to research conducted in 2020 after the first outbreak of the pandemic, Twitter did not prevent misinformation about the epidemic. It has also struggled to expand its policies on this issue during the pandemic.
WHO executive director Mike Ryan made the following statement on misinformation after Elon Musk’s acquisition:
“Good information is a life saver in situations like this pandemic. In some cases, it is more lifesaving than having a vaccine in the sense that bad information sends you to very, very bad places.”
According to research by the Kaiser Family Foundation last year, 78 percent of adults in the United States believe at least one of the eight common misconceptions about the pandemic and Covid-19 vaccines. That’s why people are against the vaccine because of misinformation they get from social media.
It is not yet known what stance Elon Musk will take on this issue on Twitter. But the famous businessman had positive discussions about Covid-19 vaccines and health measures amid the pandemic. Musk stated that he had himself and his children vaccinated.
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