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Re:YouTube bans coronavirus-related content that directly co... by doctoboggan on Thursday April 23, 2020 @06:24PM (#22962265)
So if you made a video a few weeks ago recommending people wear masks then your video would be banned.
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Re:YouTube bans coronavirus-related content that directly co... by sjwright on Thursday April 23, 2020 @09:43PM (#22963778)
No, because while the CDC did incorrectly dismiss the value of masks and recommended that people focus on hand washing and distancing, they never said you must not wear a mask.
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Re:YouTube bans coronavirus-related content that directly co... by serf on Friday April 24, 2020 @08:40AM (#22967316)
> they never said you must not wear a mask.

You're right, but..

What was said (by Surgeon General Jerome Adams) was for the American people to stop buying masks on March 2nd.[0]

I don't know why that is effectively any different for folks that had no access to them.

[0]: https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/29/health/face-masks-coronavirus...

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Re:YouTube bans coronavirus-related content that directly co... by doctoboggan on Friday April 24, 2020 @12:36AM (#22964693)
IIRC they said you shouldn’t wear a mask because you are probably doing it wrong and increasing the chance of touching your face.
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