YouTube tightened its policies after a live-streamed interview suggested “a link between 5G and the prevalent health crisis”.
The conspiracy theorist David Icke in a recent interview, that broke the internet earlier this week, had linked the technology with pandemic.
When asked for his comments regarding news of 5G masts being torched around the UK, he said that if 5G will soon drive the human life to its end if it continues to reach its target.
Following the interview, 5G transmission towers are being encouraged to be destroyed by users who have said this in comments sections of discussion and the video link on many websites.
In addition to his above claims, Icke has also gone on to the theorist project the notion that a coronavirus vaccine would include “nanotechnology microchips” that would allow humans to be controlled.
He went on to say that Bill Gates should be jailed. The controversial interview was watched by about 65,000 people as it was streamed.
YouTube only deleted the content after the session had ended.
BBC has criticized Youtube for this action, to which Youtube has responded with: “We have clear policies that prohibit videos promoting medically unsubstantiated methods to prevent the coronavirus in place of seeking medical treatment, and we quickly remove videos violating these policies when flagged to us.”
“Now any content that disputes the existence or transmission of COVID-19, as described by the WHO [World Health Organisation] and local health authorities is in violation of YouTube policies.” This includes conspiracy theories which claim that the symptoms are caused by 5G.
