Anyway, the original statement was that there are no trials - this in a comment on a meta-analysis.
That's quite an elitist statement. My belief is that a majority of the people that view videos of technical discussions have the capability to understand the context. The ones that do not grasp the subject are far more unlikely to watch the video.
Where you see "radical anti-sperch approach" I see a vestigial amount of false positives within a constant stream of crackpot and outright insane, anti-infellectual fearmongering-fueled conspiracy theories.
And let's face it: since when do appeals to authority pass off as a reliable indicator that the author is not a crackpot conspiracy theorist? I mean, during the past year the world had to endure a good share of people abusing their medical licenses to peddle bullshit conspiracy theories.
The worrying split here is on HN I get to read 15-study meta-analysis posted by Steph C, int13 Labs CEO.
On YouTube, a PHD holder in a medical field discussing the same 15 study meta-anlysis might expect to have their video pulled.
It is quite worrying that the powers-that-be at YouTube are taking this radically anti-speech approach. It isn't like studies posted on HN are automatically good and on YouTube automatically bad. The YouTubers are probably more qualified to bring attention to studies.