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It needs to be said though, that these "misinformation" policies are nonsense. If they had these policies in January, I would have been banned for disagreeing
by apostacy 6y ago
It needs to be said though, that these "misinformation" policies are nonsense.
If they had these policies in January, I would have been banned for disagreeing with the WHO and saying that this pandemic was serious.
Independent journalists were warning us about this since November, despite the best efforts of the Chinese government and American tech companies.
But it would have been fake news, until it turned out to be true. They want to be able to decide whatever the truth is in the moment, and silence anyone who disagrees.
- 34679 6y agoThere was also that incredible stretch from the CDC where they tried to convince the public that face masks are ineffective at slowing the spread of infection. Now they have done a complete 180 and recommend everyone wear one in public. The science of facemasks has been well understood for many decades and the CDC's understanding of their efficacy did not evolve over the last 2 months, their disinformation campaign did. It's obvious to me that they simply wanted to preserve as much PPE as possible for those on the front lines who needed it most. But they could've just said that, instead of eroding their own credibility with lies. It's no wonder the pandemic response has become divided along political lines when people can't trust their government to give them facts.