Rome, April 8 (beraking latest news Health) – The fight against fake news on Covid circulating on Twitter and the certification of official news verified by the Ministry of Health. The collaboration between the social network and the ministry led by Roberto Speranza continues with an update. “As of today, Twitter has updated the message created in collaboration with the Ministry of Health that appears when users in Italy look for information on Covid-19, including information on vaccines. This ensures that citizens can easily find correct information from sources. authoritative when looking for terms and hashtags related to these topics “, underlines a Twitter note.
‘# Covid19’ was the most tweeted hashtag globally in 2020, and with the vaccination campaign currently underway, citizens continue to search for vaccine information on Twitter. “The new updated message will allow them to visit two different pages on the Ministry of Health website according to their needs: general information on Covid-19 or information on anti-Covid-19 vaccines“, the note specifies.
According to Ronan Costello, Twitter’s senior public publicy manager in Europe, “Twitter can be an important source of information for many people. We have worked with the Ministry of Health since the start of the pandemic to ensure that citizens who use Twitter have an easy access to accurate and timely public health information. From today – explains Costello – we have updated and expanded the message that appears at the top of users’ search results to provide not only information on Covid-19, but also updates on vaccines ” .
“People looking for terms related to Coronavirus and vaccines will thus be directed to the dedicated pages on the Ministry of Health website. Twitter is committed to protecting conversations on the platform and ensuring that everyone can find information from authoritative sources is part of this mission “, concludes Costello.
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