Posted on 12/07/2021 11:59:26 AM PST by Red Badger
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration attempted to pressure a Google lobbyist into suppressing a YouTube video about a monoclonal antibody drug and its potential use against COVID-19, according to an email reported by Alex Berenson.
An email from April 30 reportedly shows FDA social media director Brad Kimberly writing to Jan Fowler Antonaros, a lobbyist for YouTube’s parent company Google, about a three-minute video about the drug leronlimab. “I just wanted to flag a video that we believe is misleading when it comes to COVID-19,” says the email, written the same day the video was posted.
“Overall, the video is very problematic when it comes to COVID misinformation,” Kimberly continues. “This video should be pulled.”
Kimberly noted that the drug is unapproved by the FDA, along with intellectual property concerns. But, as Berenson pointed out, the drug’s lack of FDA approval means “it is effectively unavailable to patients. Thus whatever its potential side effects or lack of effectiveness, it is not actually a risk to anyone.”
According to Berenson, Antonaros replied a week later that the video had been reviewed and found not to violate YouTube’s guidelines — a conclusion Berenson speculated was “probably because it did not promise the leronlimab would cure Covid, only touted its potential and encouraged the FDA to allow it under an emergency use authorization.”
The video is now listed as private. Its poster Ryan Joseph told The Federalist that was his decision, explaining that he did “not wish to attract negative attention towards leronlimab due to Alex Berenson’s article.” A YouTube spokesperson confirmed to The Federalist that the decision was Joseph’s, although the video can be seen as an archived webpage.
While YouTube deserves credit for choosing not to censor the video, the FDA social media director’s decision to try to pressure the tech company into suppressing speech is outrageous. The FDA did not respond to The Federalist’s request for comment.
This isn’t the first or the only time the federal government has flagged views they deem “misinformation” for Big Tech political allies to censor. Back in July, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki admitted that the Biden team is regularly “flagging problematic posts for Facebook that spread disinformation.”
A few days later, Psaki said nothing was “off the table” for the administration working with Big Tech to silence perspectives that are politically inconvenient under the guise of “misinformation” control.
Elle Reynolds is an assistant editor at The Federalist, and received her B.A. in government from Patrick Henry College with a minor in journalism. You can follow her work on Twitter at @_etreynolds.
Viva la france
Suppression of the Monoclonal Antibody Drug and others is likely responsible for half the deaths from COVID.
Monoclonal Antibodies has larger success rate against hepatization than any vaccine.
...FDA social media director Brad Kimberly writing to Jan Fowler Antonaros, a lobbyist for YouTube’s parent company Google, about a three-minute video about the drug leronlimab. “I just wanted to flag a video that we believe is misleading when it comes to COVID-19,” says the email, written the same day the video was posted.
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Sounds like the drug maker for leronlimab needs to step up its *ahem* lobbying *cough-cough”* of the FDA.
This kind of government officer pressure needs to be criminalized.
Someone at church came down with covid. She sent an email through the prayer chain that implied that she was scared because her doctor set her up for monoclonal antibodies.
She had no idea that they are a great thing that flat out cures covid.
Our medical group sent an email to all of their patients saying that our local Hospital group has shared their supply with our practice in case it is needed.
Our “government officials” these days work for Satan (their conduct and beliefs prove this daily), and Almighty God’s Righteous Fury will be on their heads soon enough.
As Saint Paul the Apostle once said,
Fight the Good Fight.
Finish the Race.
Keep the Faith.
Corporatism, quite akin to fascism, of the Mussolini style.
What does ‘unapproved’ mean, exactly?
These drugs have been given to lots of people - didn’t President Trump have them? - and we’ve even seen ads on television urging people to talk with their doctors about them.
They are just doing the bidding of their Big Pharma overlords.................
Who will enforce it..
Friend in Atlanta that had covid,with monoclonal he walked out of the hospital in two days..
I had covid a few weeks ago. I was taking ivermectin and my doc suggested monoclonals.
I had the infusion but honestly the ivermectin did so well, I didn’t notice any improvement with monoclonals.
I can’t find doctors who would prescribe it, near charlottesville, va..
Sentara says no..
Glad you are all healed up..blessings
Try covid19criticalcare.com
We found a telemed doctor through them. Scrip was filled by a compounding pharmacist in Bethesda, MD, not terribly far from you.
Monoclonal infusions are available in the Phoenix, AZ area, but they do not advertise it. It needs to be administered within 10 days of the first day of the onset of symptoms in order to be effective.
We heard about it from our daughter last year. Some Mayo clinics will dispense it and a lot of ERs in Phoenix. It is an outpatient therapy so you can avoid a hospital stay.
Also, our daughter-in-law had COVID and was having difficulty breathing. She was given prednisone pills and avoided going to the hospital. That can be obtained from an ER.
All the current hype about Pfizer’s new pill-—it is 89% effective.......
AND-—IT IS BASED ON IVERMECTIM !!!!!!!
It’s a private company and they can do as they wish. It is my opinion, however, when it is the federal government pressuring them to suppress information, that is a violation of the First Amendment.
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