Plandemic (Part 1) and other potentially harmful Judy Mikovits content

[grahamperrin]

Please: should Malwarebytes present a warning for pages/sites that host the original, full version of 'Part 1' of the so-called 'Plandemic' video?

Facebook, YouTube remove 'Plandemic' video with 'unsubstantiated' coronavirus claims - Reuters

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-tech-video-idUSKBN22K077

– highlights:

https://diigo.com/0hrq54

Quote

… medically unsubstantiated claims relating to the novel coronavirus pandemic. … Suggesting that wearing a mask can make you sick could lead to imminent harm, so we’re removing the video … content that includes medically unsubstantiated diagnostic advice …"

(At least one version of Part 1 does remain on YouTube but at a glance, this version lacks more than ten minutes of the original version; probably excluding the most troublesome parts of the video.)

There's also content in a more recent video and podcast in which Mikovits makes a false claim (disproven by scientific evidence) about zero risk of death from COVID-19.

Plus content elsewhere in which Mikovits approves drinking of bleach that is dangerous to health … and so on.

[grahamperrin]

Two more points of reference (these Reuters and AAAS pages need not carry a warning):

False claim: ‘Plandemic’ video on COVID-19 – Reuters

https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-factcheck-plandemic-video/false-claim-plandemic-video-on-covid-19-idUSKBN22R2ZC

Fact - checking Judy Mikovits, the controversial virologist attacking Anthony Fauci in a viral conspiracy video | Science | AAAS

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/05/fact-checking-judy-mikovits-controversial-virologist-attacking-anthony-fauci-viral

… and so on. Many other points of reference exist, some of which may be contentious but essentially: I do feel that a suitable warning should appear wherever there's an increased risk of harm to health, or death, if content is believed. (Some people appear to have an unswerving belief in everything that is claimed by Mikovits.)

Thank you

[AdvancedSetup]

Topic moved to Browser Guard as a possibly more appropriate forum for request and review

 

 

[rakka]

@grahamperrin thanks for the suggestion, but Browser Guard does not make any content related recommendations.

hopefully something in future. 

 

[grahamperrin]

Thanks. Back to the threats area, please …

[grahamperrin]

… I imagined that dangers to health or risk of death (through misinformation) might have fallen under an umbrella of something like 'suspicious content' but on closer inspection, I guess not. Sorry.

[exile360]

I don't believe MBG is capable of blocking individual/specific videos/content on sites like YouTube and the like.  They can block ads and trackers, but that's only because such content has a source other than the site being viewed.  You might try submitting an abuse report to YouTube or any other content host where you see something you believe violates their TOU/public safety rules etc.