Twitter applies new tools to misinformation on its platform

Bill Gates thinks more rich people should support coronavirus relief, and Twitter does damage control. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ [View on the web]( [Recode]( [Click to view images]( [Twitter now labels misleading coronavirus tweets with a misleading label]( Twitter is finally stepping up its efforts to flag misinformation related to the coronavirus pandemic. In an update on Monday, the company released a new tiered set of warnings that will now appear on tweets it deems to be misleading, disputed, or simply unverified. Tweets with potentially harmful, misleading information will now get a label that links to a page of trusted information about Covid-19. Tweets that could be severely harmful now display a warning that the user must click through to read the tweet, and Twitter says some of the worst misleading tweets will be removed altogether. Recode's Rebecca Heilweil looks at the new Twitter policy, how it compares to similar moves by Facebook, and what took so long for these companies to act. [Click to view images]( [Jeffrey Katzenberg blames pandemic for Quibi’s rough start]( Downloads of the $1.8 billion short-form streaming app, meant for phones, are paltry. “I attribute everything that has gone wrong to coronavirus,” Mr. Katzenberg said. “Everything.” [ Nicole Sperling / [New York Times]( ] [Click to view images]( [Tesla reopens California factory in defiance of Bay Area health order]( The rebellion by the globally recognized electric automaker underscores the competing pressures on elected officials to reopen the economy. [ Jeremy B. White and Aaron Leathley / [Politico]( ] [Click to view images]( [Alison Roman and Chrissy Teigen’s feud is about more than selling out]( The social media clash between Roman and Teigen is confronting bigger issues in the food and lifestyle industries. [ Alex Abad-Santos / [Vox]( ] [Click to view images]( [Air travel is going to be very bad, for a very long time]( Flying used to be unpleasant. But scarcity, low demand, and public-health risks could make it unbearable. [ James Fallows / [The Atlantic]( ] [This is Cool Section Title] [What you really need to know about murder hornets]( [Facebook]( Twitter [Instagram]( [Recode by Vox]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Manage your [email preferences](, or [unsubscribe]( to stop receiving emails from Vox Media. View our [Privacy Notice]( and our [Terms of Service](. Vox Media, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20036. Copyright © 2020. All rights reserved.