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Here YouTube itself is stating you can’t contradict local health authorities on COVID transmission: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/9891785?hl=en htt

Here YouTube itself is stating you can’t contradict local health authorities on COVID transmission: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/9891785?hl=en https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/9891785?hl=en It’s a really stupid policy because the ‘truth’ depends on who your local health authorities are, they can easily contradict.

fragmede 4y ago
Given that YouTube is region aware, why is it stupid? Just index to whatever the local health authority says and show only items which agree with that.
- tinus_hn 4y ago
  It’s stupid because there is a pretense they are defending the truth, while the difference between what local authorities claim make it plainly obvious there either is no truth or if there is a truth it can’t ever be what half of the authorities are saying and thus what YouTube is defending. And that’s of course just an example the dumb anti science stance of forbidding disagreement with the ‘scientific’ status quo, it really puts YouTube in the position of the church silencing Galileo. The church was as sure they were right as are those local authorities.
acdha 4y ago
The policy was first applied in May 2020 so it wouldn't have been relevant during most of the period in question but even if it had, the examples do not make it seem like they'd be going after someone who said that an N95 would protect you against COVID-19. http://web.archive.org/web/20220000000000*/https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/9891785?hl=en http://web.archive.org/web/20220000000000*/https://support.g... Part of why I asked for specific examples is that a common problem you'll see in alternative health circles is where someone will say something which isn't completely wrong in the middle of a bunch of blather which is, and then when they're moderated they'll claim that the former was the reason and a bunch of people will hear that claim without the full original context.

fragmede 4y ago

Given that YouTube is region aware, why is it stupid? Just index to whatever the local health authority says and show only items which agree with that.

tinus_hn 4y ago
It’s stupid because there is a pretense they are defending the truth, while the difference between what local authorities claim make it plainly obvious there either is no truth or if there is a truth it can’t ever be what half of the authorities are saying and thus what YouTube is defending. And that’s of course just an example the dumb anti science stance of forbidding disagreement with the ‘scientific’ status quo, it really puts YouTube in the position of the church silencing Galileo. The church was as sure they were right as are those local authorities.

acdha 4y ago

The policy was first applied in May 2020 so it wouldn't have been relevant during most of the period in question but even if it had, the examples do not make it seem like they'd be going after someone who said that an N95 would protect you against COVID-19. http://web.archive.org/web/20220000000000*/https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/9891785?hl=en http://web.archive.org/web/20220000000000*/https://support.g... Part of why I asked for specific examples is that a common problem you'll see in alternative health circles is where someone will say something which isn't completely wrong in the middle of a bunch of blather which is, and then when they're moderated they'll claim that the former was the reason and a bunch of people will hear that claim without the full original context.