NEW YORK — Twitter blocked a post Sunday from an adviser to President Donald Trump who suggested that masks do not work to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
The tweet violated a Twitter policy that prohibits sharing false or misleading misinformation about COVID-19 that could lead to harm, a company spokesperson said.
The policy bans statements that have been confirmed to be false or misleading by experts such as public health authorities.
Trump has downplayed the importance of masks in reducing the spread of the virus, even after he contracted the disease, which has killed more than 215,000 Americans.
He said his tweet was intended to show that “general population masks and mask mandates do not work,†and he clarified that the correct policy is to use masks when one cannot socially distance.
Researchers have concluded that masks can control the spread of the virus, and public health experts have urged the public to wear them
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