Twitter bans ‘misleading ads about climate change

twitter bans ‘misleading ads about climate change

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Twitter levied a new ban today on misleading advertisements “that contradict the scientific consensus on climate change.

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Its decisions about what’s legit content in regard to climate change will be guided by “authoritative sources,”

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The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

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The IPCC has published a couple of landmark reports on the crisis over the past few months that break down what needs to be done to adapt to the changes.

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Twitter also said that it will soon share more details about how it plans to “add reliable, authoritative context” about climate change on its platform.

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