Censorship by big tech at the behest of the U.S. government?

Re:Censorship by big tech at the behest of the U.S. government? by nradov on Thursday September 22, 2022 @06:55PM (#32945685)

Are there any randomized controlled trials which show that cloth masks have a clinically significant effect in preventing transmission of SARS-CoV-2? I haven't seen any such studies which would meet evidence-based medicine criteria, but if you know of any I would be interested to read them.

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Re:Censorship by big tech at the behest of the U.S. government? by hotpotamus on Friday September 23, 2022 @12:13AM (#32947976)

How would you design a controlled trial involving live virus transmission with a virus that is known to have long term health effects and can even be lethal?

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Re:Censorship by big tech at the behest of the U.S. government? by kukkeliskuu on Friday September 23, 2022 @01:50AM (#32948502)

There was one trial, which apparently later censored, that measured how mist with similar particle size behaves when it hits a cloth or other non-FFP2 or higher mask. Non surprisingly, they do not stop airborne particles that are much smaller than the "holes" in the fabric. The masks captured droplets, but later the droplets dried, split up and became airborne with very small particles.

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Re:Censorship by big tech at the behest of the U.S. government? by zapdrive on Thursday September 22, 2022 @10:25PM (#32947268)

Crickets.

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Re:Censorship by big tech at the behest of the U.S. government? by rajup on Thursday September 22, 2022 @10:45PM (#32947419)

It's a good placebo though.

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