Posted on 09/29/2021 8:10:53 AM PDT by sitetest
YouTube said it would remove content that falsely alleges approved vaccines are dangerous and cause severe health effects, expanding the video platform’s efforts in curbing misinformation on Covid-19 to other vaccines.
Examples of content that would be taken down include claims that approved vaccines cause autism, cancer or infertility and that they don’t reduce transmission or contraction of the disease, the Alphabet Inc. GOOG +0.50% division said Wednesday.
The policies cover general statements about vaccines and not only for Covid-19 and specific routine immunizations such as those for measles and hepatitis B, YouTube said. The platform said it has removed more than 130,000 videos for violating its Covid-19 vaccine policies since last year.
“We’ve steadily seen false claims about the coronavirus vaccines spill over into misinformation about vaccines in general,” YouTube said. “We’re now at a point where it’s more important than ever to expand the work we started with Covid-19 to other vaccines.”
(Excerpt) Read more at wsj.com ...
It’s behind a paywall, but you can get the gist in the opening paragraphs that are publicly available.
Where is the proof that they significantly reduce transmission. Vaccinated are super spreaders
https://newsupdate.uk/youtube-to-remove-videos-containing-vaccine-misinformation/
for example
Time to make Youtube liable for slander and defamation laws
They were legally exempted due to their “just being a posting site” and “did not edit content”.
Now that they are editing content based on political biases, they need to be subject to the same laws Journalists are subjected to.
Partisan Media Shill alert.
Who tells them what is “misinformation”?
How are they determining what is “misinformation”?
This should apply to all platforms.
“Misinformation” = Anything that goes against the narrative of the ruling derp state/big corporate oligarchy.
Agree
Since Big Tech has now gotten into the censorship game, their legal protections needs to be stopped.
When they censor that means they cannot win the debate.
This looks desperate.
Which means they will have to BAN almost every school board meeting video since almost all of them have parents speaking out against vaccines and masks for their children.
Which means they will have to BAN almost every school board meeting video since almost all of them have parents speaking out against vaccines and masks for their children.
What YouTube doesn’t permit now is pretty disturbing. Especially if you look at what the platform does allow.
Well, while we're on that subject, read the simple summary from here...
Disinfo, my ARSE.
They must be right over the target to be censored. Typical big tech crap. Irresponsible and downright evil.
They must be right over the target to be censored. Typical big tech crap. Irresponsible and downright evil.
“How are they determining what is “misinformation”?”
Their government partner in fascism. The government/private partnership, Mussolini would understand it well. Government is forbidden to censor, so their private partners do it for them. Government in return enriches business and protects them from competition.
BTW, in fascist government speak, in their own words, “Misinformation can be factually true, but it can lead someone to an incorrect conclusion”.
They label something misinformation. We prove it is true and think we won. But we never understand, they agree that it is true, but they think that specific truth may mislead you in the wrong direction.
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