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Why does most media (except news) avoid mentioning Coronavirus? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 4 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I noticed this while listening to music, but it seems to be similar in other media such as twitch streams. You would think that such an important would be mentioned a lot because it affects everyone, but it seems to be strongly avoided.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 years ago (1 children)

No I'm definitely not refering to the fediverse, but on some platforms like youtube the topic seems to be avoided (maybe because of rules from google?)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 years ago (1 children)

Youtube said they were sourcing the most accurate information on covid19 from the WHO and treats everything else as misinformation, regardless whether they're honest regular or professional opinions.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 years ago (1 children)

That sounds like a form of censorship.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 years ago

Big tech censorship is rampant now. We have Youtube algos and an ever shifting definition of 'misinformation' to thank for that. Youtube/Facebook/Twitter is a terrible place to get any actual information that's not pop culture related. LBRY/Peertube/podcasts and individual media orgs (e.g. Tim Poole) are where all the action is.