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.”

  • Crunchypotat77English
    702·
    11 months ago

    Thank you. Finally.

    My mum had cancer. The number of such bullshit videos i got sent, offering no real hope, was painful. It’s heartbreaking to toy with people in that situation.

    • BilboBargains@lemmy.worldEnglish
      122·
      11 months ago

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

      • Crunchypotat77English
        92·
        11 months 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·
          11 months 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.