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Re: YouTube removed a viral video of two doctors calling for an end to quarantine

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It's still live at this link (at the time of posting): https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/dr-erickson-covid-19...

I guess the bigger question about this is what possible reasons to remove there could be. The video itself is pretty famous now and available in many places.

Re: YouTube removed a viral video of two doctors calling for an end to quarantine

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It's still live at this link (at the time of posting): https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/dr-erickson-covid-19...

This version contains an important piece at the end, additional 3 minutes: https://youtube.com/watch?v=cmjYRJXKixY

Re: YouTube removed a viral video of two doctors calling for an end to quarantine

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post #3
post #2

It's still live at this link (at the time of posting): https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/dr-erickson-covid-19...

I guess the bigger question about this is what possible reasons to remove there could be. The video itself is pretty famous now and available in many places.

It says right in the article:

"...noted relevant comments regarding censorship that YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki had recently made.

"Anything that would go against World Health Organization recommendations would be a violation of our policy ... [removal] is another really important part of of our policy," Wojcicki reportedly said."

Re: YouTube removed a viral video of two doctors calling for an end to quarantine

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post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I guess the bigger question about this is what possible reasons to remove there could be. The video itself is pretty famous now and available in many places.

It says right in the article: "...noted relevant comments regarding censorship that YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki had recently made. "Anything that would go against World Health Organization recommendations would be a violation of our policy ... [removal] is another really important part of of our policy," Wojcicki reportedly said."

That's speculation by an uninvolved person, not a YouTube statement.

Re: YouTube removed a viral video of two doctors calling for an end to quarantine

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One of the comments made in the video (referenced in the article as well) is

"We always have between 37,000 and 60,000 deaths in the United States, every single year. No pandemic talk. No shelter in place. No shutting down businesses."

Since early Feb we've seen ~54K deaths from Coronavirus alone (excluding influenza deaths) [0]. The argument that this is just part of the normal flu cycle doesn't make any sense.

[0] https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-updates/case...

Re: YouTube removed a viral video of two doctors calling for an end to quarantine

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post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It says right in the article: "...noted relevant comments regarding censorship that YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki had recently made. "Anything that would go against World Health Organization recommendations would be a violation of our policy ... [removal] is another really important part of of our policy," Wojcicki reportedly said."

That's speculation by an uninvolved person, not a YouTube statement.

My bad, in re-reading your comment I think I misunderstood your point.
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