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one example: vaccines are the status quo, I presume you agree on that. Most platforms are removing content that cause "vaccine hesitancy". YouTube has even expa
by ccn0p 5y ago
one example: vaccines are the status quo, I presume you agree on that. Most platforms are removing content that cause "vaccine hesitancy". YouTube has even expanded their this to apply to all vaccines [1]. Furthermore, it seems relevant to point out that dictionaries have updated their definitions of "anti-vaxxer" to include anyone questioning even the government mandates themselves [2], which has opened the door to many cases where people have supported the vaccine, but opposed the mandates, yet still been deplatformed labeled as anti-vaxxer.
[1] https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/managing-harmful-vaccine-content-youtube/ https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/managing-harmful-vaccin...
[2] https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-vaxxer https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-vaxxer
- dd36 5y agoSo I won’t find anyone complaining about vaccine mandates on social media anymore?
- mikeyjk 5y agoIt must only be pretty extreme cases as Russel Brand and Brett Weinstein still have their videos up.
- jefftk 5y ago> dictionaries have updated their definitions of "anti-vaxxer" to include anyone questioning even the government mandates themselves Merriam Webster has used that definition since they added the term to their dictionary in 2018: https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/may/17/viral-image/no-merriam-webster-didnt-change-definition-anti-va/ https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/may/17/viral-imag...