YouTube removes movies from Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s channel for COVID-19 misinformation
YouTube on Wednesday eliminated various movies from the channel belonging to Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro for spreading misinformation in regards to the coronavirus, the tech large stated in an announcement.
“After a cautious assessment, we eliminated movies from Jair Bolsonaro’s channel for violating our COVID-19 medical misinformation insurance policies,” the corporate stated. “Our insurance policies do not enable content material that claims hydroxychloroquine and/or Ivermectin are efficient to deal with or forestall COVID-19, claims that there’s a assured remedy for COVID-19, and claims that masks do not work to stop the unfold of the virus. That is according to the steerage of native and international well being authorities, and we replace our insurance policies as steerage adjustments.”
YouTube stated that it utilized its insurance policies equally throughout its platform and had eliminated the movies with out consideration of Bolsonaro’s political ideology or job.
Bolsonaro’s YouTube channel has over 3 million subscribers and he makes use of it to host a weekly program the place he takes questions from viewers. He commonly speaks about his doubts in regards to the severity of COVID-19, his perception within the effectiveness of unproven or disproven therapies, and his disdain for stay-at-home orders.
Brazil has had one of many world’s largest and deadliest coronavirus outbreaks, and its far-right president has confronted criticism for his dealing with of the disaster. In April, Brazil’s congress launched an inquiry into his response to the pandemic.
Final yr, each Fb and Twitter eliminated posts by Bolsonaro the place he criticized social distancing measures and promoted false treatments for COVID-19.
