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by pepperberg 1793 days ago
YouTube's definition of COVID-19 misinformation: "Medical misinformation that contradicts local health authorities’ or the World Health Organization’s (WHO)" [1]

January 2020: WHO claims that there's "no clear evidence of human-to-human transmission" for SARS-CoV-2 [2]. Should YT have removed all videos discussing an alternative hypothesis?

June 2020: WHO claims asymptomatic spread is "very rare"[3]. Should YT have deleted all videos claiming that asymptomatic spread causes the majority of infections?

October 2020: WHO does "not advocate lockdowns as the primary means of control of this virus"[4]. Should YT have banned all lockdown advocates?

[1] https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/9891785?hl=en

[2] https://archive.vn/LS9kW

[3] https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/08/asymptomatic-coronavirus-pat...

[4] https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-12/world-health-organiza...