[matthewmarkus]

This comment cannot be upvoted enough IMHO. This scandal is the medical science equivalent of Enron, and it could've easily been covered up in a world where a oligopoly determines the truth.

I think the even bigger danger here is when people want to point out flaws in policies like Section 230 and Net Neutrality. The incentives are huge for these companies to either bury or suppress dissenting views that impact their bottom lines.

[knzhou]

The Enron scandal lasted for 10 years and was only exposed by outsiders. This paper was questioned by other scientists from the very first day, and now has been retracted by the authors themselves after barely lasting 10 days. It's not at all comparable.

[Natsu]

The Lancet basically created modern anti-vaxxers with the Wakefield fiasco, too, lest we forget.