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ABC News
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Health
technology reporter James Purtill

COVID-19, vaccine misinformation 'spiking' on Twitter after Elon Musk fires moderators

The volume of COVID-19 misinformation has jumped alarmingly on Twitter, while anti-vaccination networks that had formerly been dispersed are already reforming and reorganising, according to research.

When Elon Musk took over the social media platform in late October, he set about dismantling certain moderation policies as well as the teams tasked with enforcing them.

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