Thread by @MathiasSundin

Remember when a lab leak of COVID-19 was considered a conspiracy theory? I thought it was.

Now it is a credible theory, thanks to @mattwridley and @Ayjchan and a lot of 'internet detectives'. Presented in the book Viral.

But without Twitter, it wouldn't have happened... 🧵

@mattwridley @Ayjchan Facebook banned talk about the lab leak "conspiracy theory." But on Twitter the internet sleuths shared information.

We should be very careful regulating social media. In our effort to stop conspiracy theories, we might stop real facts.

@mattwridley @Ayjchan The internet sleuths even found a secret bat cave. Not Batman's though... 😞

@mattwridley @Ayjchan I recommend reading Viral.

It is not a book that tries to prove that COVID-19 came from a lab leak, it just makes the case that it is possible.

@mattwridley @Ayjchan I wrote a short blog post about the book and the work of the internet detectives.

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