YouTube starts mass takedowns of videos promoting “harmful or ineffective” cancer cures
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It’s attempting to streamline its health moderation policies.

YouTube starts mass takedowns of videos promoting ‘harmful or ineffective’ cancer cures | The platform will also take action against videos that discourage people from seeking professional medical …::YouTube will remove content about harmful or ineffective cancer treatments or which “discourages viewers from seeking professional medical treatment.”

  • BilboBargains@lemmy.worldEnglish
    119·
    1 year ago

    Could be very profitable though. Use the proceeds to buy genuine cancer therapy and medication. Silver linings!

    • Crunchypotat77@lemm.eeEnglish
      92·
      1 year ago

      That is textbook emotional manipulation.

      Having been in that position, no. I would not appreciate being emotionally fucked up.

      “Silver linings”.

      • BilboBargains@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        YouTube didn’t exist when an Astrocytoma got my old man so this avenue was closed to us and we had to rely on ordinary misinformation. People don’t realise how lucky they are these days.