Symptomatic Virus Spread

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CNN's John Sutter: Twitter seems to be playing more of an editorial role. He says there is a preponderance of evidence in this case, it's okay and appropriate to go in that direction. Sutter: But again, your risk profile on information needs to change in these viruses. "It does seem to be effective" China has never worked against WHO guidelines, he says.

Ben and James discuss masks and Twitter’s decision to delete tweets about COVID-19.

Links

Zeynep Tufekci: Why Telling People They Don’t Need Masks Backfired — The New York Times
Ben Thompson: Unmasking Twitter — Stratechery
Ben Thompson: Compaq and Coronavirus — Stratechery
Ben Thompson: Zero Trust Information — Stratechery
China’s Decision to Leave Asymptomatic Patients off Coronavirus Infection Tally Sparks Debate — Caixin
Ben Thompson: Apple’s Organizational Crossroads — Stratechery
Ben Thompson: Books and Blogs — Stratechery
Why It’s So Freaking Hard To Make A Good COVID-19 Model — FiveThirtyEight