Instagram censors highly regarded Cochrane Collaboration for medical “misinformation”

Source: https://reclaimthenet.org/instagram-censors-highly-regarded-cochrane-collaboration/

Instagram has censored the Cochrane Collaboration, a non-profit organization focused on medical research, for spreading “misinformation” about COVID-19.

In an effort to stop the spread of misinformation about the coronavirus, social media platforms have been censoring content that contradicts the stance of public health bodies, including the CDC and WHO. However, by playing the role of arbiters of truth, online platforms have ended up censoring trustworthy sources.

The latest example of overzealous and rash censorship affected the Cochrane Collaboration on Instagram. The platform prohibited users from mentioning the organization because it “repeatedly posted content that goes against our community guidelines on false content about COVID-19 or vaccines.”

The Cochrane Collaboration is an international team of over 30,000 experts who publish high-quality reviews on medical topics. The organization had published over 7,000 systematic reviews.

The Canadian Medical Association has described the non-profit as the “best single resource” of its kind.

Instagram did not explain the decision to censor the Cochrane Collaboration.

Texas hospital revokes doctor’s privilege for pushback against vaccine mandates on Twitter

Source: https://reclaimthenet.org/texas-hospital-revokes-doctors-privilege-for-pushback-against-vaccine-mandates-on-twitter/

Houston Methodist Hospital has revoked the privileges of Dr. Mary Bowden for criticizing the vaccine mandates on Twitter. Bowden has been vocal against forced vaccine mandates, to the extent of declaring that she was shifting her practice to focus on the unvaccinated.

Apart from criticizing vaccine mandates, Bowden has also used her Twitter account to promote anti-parasitic drug Ivermectin as a COVID-19 treatment. The CDC and FDA maintain that the drug is not effective against the virus, despite some medical practitioners and studies claiming it is.

Houston Methodist has suspended Bowden’s privileges because of “spreading dangerous misinformation” and “harmful” political and personal opinion about COVID-19 treatments and vaccines, a spokesperson said.

In a statement, Bowden’s lawyer, Steve Mitby, said she was not anti-vaccine.

“Like many Americans, Dr. Bowden believes that people should have a choice and believes that all people, regardless of vaccine status, should have access to the same high quality health care,” Mitby said in an email to The Post.