COVID-19
Former FDA chief slams WHO for validating China’s coronavirus propaganda
The WHO’s January tweet that “Chinese authorities have found no clear evidence of human-to-human transmission” has fueled online confusion and misinformation about the virus.
Criticism of the WHO is now a “right-wing stunt”, apparently
WIRED are facing online backlash over the suggestion.
China crushes online publication of all coronavirus outbreak origin research
The move is hardly surprising.
JackSepticEye coronavirus charity livestream was temporarily removed by YouTube
YouTube is up to its old tricks.
China continues to use Facebook and Twitter to shape coronavirus narratives
Chinese officials are creating Twitter accounts for the first time, and propaganda ads on Facebook are estimating to reach up to 45 million people.
Scientific journal Nature bends the knee, apologizes for associating coronavirus with China and Wuhan
Nature also called for others to “stop the coronavirus stigma.”
London broadcaster faces investigation after daring to air David Icke interview
Outrage and censorship of the interview has caused even more people to seek it out.
Grammar app Grammarly says it recommends people don’t use phrase “Chinese” or “Wuhan” virus
Grammarly suggests people “change the term” to avoid bias and misinformation.
Police arrest Snapchat teen who faked COVID-19 infection, threatened to “infest every motherf*****” in Walmart
Lorraine Maradiaga is charged with making a terrorist threat.
WhatsApp to cut message forwarding to prevent coronavirus “misinformation”
WhatsApp can’t read people’s messages so it’ll just prevent everyone from forwarding too much.
Facebook warns users not to talk about a link between 5G and COVID-19 or it’ll be deleted
Facebook says it will take a zero tolerance stance towards the conspiracy.
YouTube censors popular David Icke interview which had 339,000 views in 30 minutes
Big tech continues cracking down on what people are allowed to say about the coronavirus.