Mass censorship is indeed a very dangerous approach. I agree that it's a terrible idea. However, the core message of the article doesn't necessarily require censorship.

> We need to solve the problem of misinformation during pandemics together — governments and industries in collaboration with medical officials, all across the world — before there’s a crisis.

A creative structural solution might be able to address our current problems without actually censoring anything. Or perhaps I'm overly optimistic.