Twitter works on preventing misinformation about coronavirus on its platform

With both news and misinformation abound about the contagious coronavirus, Twitter is hoping to direct its users' attention to more credible and official sources of information. The social network has partnered with Canada and other nations like Australia, Brazil, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, the U.S. and Vietnam affected by the problem. Those who search for information in those countries will get a pinned message linking them back to the official health agency in those countries. So, for Canada, it links back to the Public Health Agency of Canada's information on the coronavirus. 

Twitter is also putting a stop to any auto-suggest results that might direct users to non-credible content. The company said in a blog post that it is working with the Global Public Policy team to find ways to integrate organizations working to contain the coronavirus. Twitter says it hasn't seen any significant coordinated attempts to spread disinformation at scale, but it is on the lookout for them. And it promises to remove users who engage in malicious practices on its platform.