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curves2000 · 01-11-2021, 01:55 AM

I am very uneasy about this whole thing with Trump and the social media companies. I totally understand how he got free rein to spew his stuff on platforms for years and creating division.

I am also very very aware of the fake news situation we are all under in this day in age, it's scary out there.

I am also very concerned with who and why some of these companies are censoring certain topics, people, political people and other bit's of information. No matter who you are or what side of the coin you fall on, we need to ask questions and get some answers. These tech companies need to start being accountable regarding their activities to the world. There is an awful lot of power that they have, a lot of unchecked power that we don't allow virtually anybody else or any other companies.

A very very recent example I have is with a Covid 19 critical care alliance team that has been putting some very good information and research into Covid 19 treatments and potential therapies. They can be found at https://covid19criticalcare.com/

Long story short, they are respected, mainstream ICU and critical care physicians with vast level's of research reports that have been published in respected medical journals. They have been talking about some extremely important benefits of a medicine called Ivermectin. In their experience and in a lot of studies around the world, this medicine has shown significant benefits for Covid patients.

The irony is that this medicine is FDA Approved, WHO list of world wide essential medication and won the Nobel prize for medicine in 2015.

They have been complaining in various interviews, forms and on social media about the level of censorship they have been experiencing with regards to their research. I am no expert in social media ethics or anything but these people aren't Podiatrist's selling snake oil and herbal teas as cure to Covid.

It's my understanding they recently presented to the National Institute of Health and other agencies regarding their research. They feel very confident that it will be made a standard of care for Covid 19 very very soon. They also have recent experience with something similar, being the some of the group of Dr's who were convinced that this was a steroid responsive disease. At the time everybody, including Trump was screaming "Ventilators!!!" There research and bedside experience showed that steroids are effective in this disease.

I've made this post longer than I wanted but I do think questions, standards, policies, procedures and others will need to be made with regards to social media going forward.

These marketing and data harvesting money making machines don't have our best interest at heart. They don't have significant regulations of any kind. They allow whatever, whenever on their platforms. They take zero responsibility for anything, no matter what. They are also the cause of significant levels of friction in society. Trump or no Trump, their platforms are littered with garbage of all levels.

The issue also now is, how emboldened have them become?? They have just silenced the American President, rightfully or wrongfully. That level of power and the balls to do it is an interesting level of power. What is their limit? Who may be next? What is allowed and what isn't?

If people didn't know who the Twitter founder was and who the Facebook founder was, saw them in a soup line at a homeless shelter, and was than told they silenced the American President, it would cause an controllable laugh. It really is nut's to think what we have just experienced this past week.

01-11-2021, 01:55 AM	#282
curves2000 First Line Centre Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Calgary, Canada Exp:	I am very uneasy about this whole thing with Trump and the social media companies. I totally understand how he got free rein to spew his stuff on platforms for years and creating division. I am also very very aware of the fake news situation we are all under in this day in age, it's scary out there. I am also very concerned with who and why some of these companies are censoring certain topics, people, political people and other bit's of information. No matter who you are or what side of the coin you fall on, we need to ask questions and get some answers. These tech companies need to start being accountable regarding their activities to the world. There is an awful lot of power that they have, a lot of unchecked power that we don't allow virtually anybody else or any other companies. A very very recent example I have is with a Covid 19 critical care alliance team that has been putting some very good information and research into Covid 19 treatments and potential therapies. They can be found at https://covid19criticalcare.com/ Long story short, they are respected, mainstream ICU and critical care physicians with vast level's of research reports that have been published in respected medical journals. They have been talking about some extremely important benefits of a medicine called Ivermectin. In their experience and in a lot of studies around the world, this medicine has shown significant benefits for Covid patients. The irony is that this medicine is FDA Approved, WHO list of world wide essential medication and won the Nobel prize for medicine in 2015. They have been complaining in various interviews, forms and on social media about the level of censorship they have been experiencing with regards to their research. I am no expert in social media ethics or anything but these people aren't Podiatrist's selling snake oil and herbal teas as cure to Covid. It's my understanding they recently presented to the National Institute of Health and other agencies regarding their research. They feel very confident that it will be made a standard of care for Covid 19 very very soon. They also have recent experience with something similar, being the some of the group of Dr's who were convinced that this was a steroid responsive disease. At the time everybody, including Trump was screaming "Ventilators!!!" There research and bedside experience showed that steroids are effective in this disease. I've made this post longer than I wanted but I do think questions, standards, policies, procedures and others will need to be made with regards to social media going forward. These marketing and data harvesting money making machines don't have our best interest at heart. They don't have significant regulations of any kind. They allow whatever, whenever on their platforms. They take zero responsibility for anything, no matter what. They are also the cause of significant levels of friction in society. Trump or no Trump, their platforms are littered with garbage of all levels. The issue also now is, how emboldened have them become?? They have just silenced the American President, rightfully or wrongfully. That level of power and the balls to do it is an interesting level of power. What is their limit? Who may be next? What is allowed and what isn't? If people didn't know who the Twitter founder was and who the Facebook founder was, saw them in a soup line at a homeless shelter, and was than told they silenced the American President, it would cause an controllable laugh. It really is nut's to think what we have just experienced this past week.