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Re:YouTube is banning anti-vaccine activists and blocking al... by jhedwards on Wednesday September 29, 2021 @03:38PM (#28698794)
I don't think spreading misinformation about vaccines is in anyway comparable to the examples of hollywood or the moon landing, and I do in fact think it's a perfect fit for the analogy:

It is an indisputable fact that there are people dying every day because they have decided not to take a vaccine based on misinformation. That group of people is also causing the deaths of others by overwhelming the emergency facilities of hospitals. Personally, I would argue that this danger is very much clear and present.

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Re:YouTube is banning anti-vaccine activists and blocking al... by mariodiana on Wednesday September 29, 2021 @03:53PM (#28699036)
Every one of the people you describe had time to consider the information they got and to look for more information to confirm or contradict. Again, that is nothing like sitting in a crowded theater and hearing someone shout, "Fire!"

The analogy simply does not hold.

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