News Analysis
Recommendations given by the World Health Organization (WHO) carry substantial weight. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the WHO partnered with the world’s largest tech companies to restrict information and scientific debate to billions of people. YouTube explicitly banned all content contradicting the WHO’s recommendations, while the WHO actively vilified those questioning its recommendations. A concerning outcome of this suppression of open discussion in international public health has been an apparent loss of evidence base in subsequent WHO recommendations, particularly in response to pandemics.
