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> The video platform said it would now ban any content with claims about COVID-19 vaccines that contradict consensus from local health authorities or the World
by umvi 6y ago
> The video platform said it would now ban any content with claims about COVID-19 vaccines that contradict consensus from local health authorities or the World Health Organization.
Has this hypothetical scenario ever happened historically:
- Current scientific consensus is wrong
- Scientist with dissenting theory is right
- Consensus eventually changes to align with dissenting theory as evidence mounts for it
I'm inclined to think it has happened many times in history, and will happen many times in the future. And if so, doesn't that mean we could get into a situation where step 3 (consensus realigning) doesn't happen because the truth is actively suppressed by every major speech platform?