Twitter informed me that my account was suspended for sharing content they disagree with, and while I suppose I should be flattered by joining such august company as Donald Trump Jr., this issue is bigger than me: it is a question of censorship.
The reason I was given by Twitter for why my account was suspended was because, according to them, I spread "False information" about COVID-19, or rather, information that goes against "Accepted science."
Twitter hasn't just suspended me as an individual; they suspended the duly elected Chairman of the Republican Party of Arizona.
Twitter took this capricious action a week before our state's primary election and less than 100 days before the November general election.
I am also a residency trained family physician who has over 20 years of experience in the medical field - something Twitter might have realized if they had checked my Twitter bio.
What Twitter is doing is denying doctors the ability to communicate about COVID-19 unless it fits their pre-approved narrative.
I wonder, do any of the people at Twitter who are making these decisions have a medical degree, or have any of them ever treated patients? My guess is the answer is "No," so why are they appointing themselves as the gatekeepers for information the public can see and read when it comes to information about COVID-19 treatment?
The reason I was given by Twitter for why my account was suspended was because, according to them, I spread "False information" about COVID-19, or rather, information that goes against "Accepted science."
Twitter hasn't just suspended me as an individual; they suspended the duly elected Chairman of the Republican Party of Arizona.
Twitter took this capricious action a week before our state's primary election and less than 100 days before the November general election.
I am also a residency trained family physician who has over 20 years of experience in the medical field - something Twitter might have realized if they had checked my Twitter bio.
What Twitter is doing is denying doctors the ability to communicate about COVID-19 unless it fits their pre-approved narrative.
I wonder, do any of the people at Twitter who are making these decisions have a medical degree, or have any of them ever treated patients? My guess is the answer is "No," so why are they appointing themselves as the gatekeepers for information the public can see and read when it comes to information about COVID-19 treatment?
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