YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook deleted video of a press conference in which the group America’s Frontline Doctors challenged Dr. Fauci’s viewpoint. Most notably, group members asserted that hydroxychloroquine cures the Wuhan virus and may act as a preventative. What’s concerning about the social media giants’ response is that they justify their censorship by insisting that the World Health Organization’s pronouncements are the only acceptable standard.
Monica Showalter discussed in detail how YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook removed the press conference showing America’s Frontline Doctors. Leftists have also challenged the doctors involved, claiming they are crackpots who cannot be relied upon for scientific conclusions. (For example, the most prominent speaker, Stella Immanuel, embraces both science and non-science.)
This post, though, isn’t about whether the doctors at the press conference were pure and perfect, or even correct. Instead, it’s about the standard that social media outlets are using – that is, the fact that they’ve decided that only information that conforms to pronouncements from the World Health Organization (“WHO”) may be promulgated:
Also, one other thing to note. We're showing messages in News Feed to people who have reacted to, commented on or shared harmful COVID-19-related misinformation that we have removed, connecting them to myths debunked by the WHO.— Andy Stone (@andymstone) July 28, 2020
This screenshot from Breitbart reflects the WHO standard, which it used to justify locking down Breitbart and Donald Trump Jr. accounts:
In April, YouTube stated that it would remove any content that contradicted WHO:
