YouTube censors epidemiologist Knut Wittkowski for opposing lockdown
From the New York Post. “Dr. Knut M. Wittkowski, former head of biostatistics, epidemiology and research design at Rockefeller University, says YouTube removed a video of him talking about the virus that had racked up more than 1.3 million views. Wittkowski, 65, is a ferocious critic of the nation’s current steps to fight the coronavirus. He has derided social distancing, saying it only prolongs the virus’ existence, and has attacked the current lockdown as mostly unnecessary. Wittkowski, who holds two doctorates in computer science and medical biometry, believes the coronavirus should be allowed to create “herd immunity,” and that short of a vaccine, the pandemic will only end after it has sufficiently spread through the population.
“Anything that goes against [World Health Organization] recommendations would be a violation of our policy and so removal is another really important part of our policy,” CEO Susan Wojcicki (You Tube) told CNN.
Wittkowski’s argument is a minority opinion among his colleagues, but still well within mainstream thought and currently is the basis for Sweden’s non-lockdown approach to the pandemic.”
As we reported in Pharma Monoploly? Medical Colonialism? Alive and Well, the CEO of the UK NHS enlisted social media platforms to help stop ‘fake news’. Does this mean that discussing anything other than the WHO’s approach is ‘fake news’? Has there been any real scientific discussion about the best approach to COVID19? Thousands of eminent scientists have been speaking out and having their voices silenced on social media or ignored by main stream media.
What pressure has been put on You Tube to remove what is a legitimate opinion by a respected scientist? Has You Tube crossed the Rubicon? Anyone with conspiratorial tendencies might be forgiven for thinking there must be some kind of agenda.