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The video has been deleted amid a wider online tussle between vaccine conspiracy theorists and top doctors. Abolition was also seen as the right step to stop public opinion at large.
“We removed the video from the Jordan Peterson channel for violating YouTube’s general vaccine information policy, which prohibits content alleging that vaccines cause chronic side effects, beyond the rare side effects recognized by medical professionals. health authorities,” YouTube said in a statement on Thursday (6/22/2023).
Peterson, a right-wing Canadian psychologist and expert. She is known for her attacks on feminism and racial diversity. He recorded the video as a podcast for The Daily Wire, a conservative outlet.
Kennedy and Peterson slammed YouTube on Sunday for removing the 95-minute video. They accuse the company of interfering with the presidential election campaign.
“Should social media platforms censor presidential candidates? Kennedy said on Twitter.
This isn’t the first time Kennedy has lost access to social media accounts for spreading health misinformation. Last year, Facebook and Instagram cited the same reasons when they suspended Defense of Children’s Health, an anti-vaccine group founded by Kennedy.
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