Fuck You, Social Media
YouTube finally steps up, after the damage is done.
I have no idea why YouTube took so long. But I am partially glad they finally arrived at the destination.
"YouTube is taking down several video channels associated with high-profile anti-vaccine activists including Joseph Mercola and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who experts say are partially responsible for helping seed the skepticism that's contributed to slowing vaccination rates across the country."
Youtube is finally done with anti-vaxxers. "As part of a new set of policies aimed at cutting down on anti-vaccine content on the Google-owned site, YouTube will ban any videos that claim that commonly used vaccines approved by health authorities are ineffective or dangerous.
The company previously blocked videos that made those claims about coronavirus vaccines, but not ones for other vaccines like those for measles or chickenpox".
To be fair to YouTube, they did block videos that carried misinformation about coronavirus vaccines. Youtube suspended Republican Senator Ron Johnson after "he posted about COVID-19 that violated the company’s policy on medical misinformation". They took down Florida governor Ron DeSantis' video over claims children don’t need to wear masks".
