Is it time to ban medical mis-information on this site? (812 views, 24 replies)

Dear Administrators, friends, and others.
I am concerned about some of the medical mis-information being posted on here, which could be dangerous if impressionable people were to act on it.
Freedom of speech is a wonderful thing and I would defend anyone's right to it, but when free speech is used as a cover for promoting unproven or discredited remedies which could be hazardous then that is a different matter.
Recent posts have included medical 'reports' from convicted fraudsters as well as unsourced advice and straight lies, all mixed with conspiracies and extreme political opinions.

This site is about entertainment and I suggest medical and pharmaceutical comments should be added to the banned list.
Anyone agree?

And for anyone who, for their own unfathomable reasons, wants to post instant Coronavirus cures or similar misinformation, try @nysh*t. Doc made that special-needs place for you.

Totally agreed: The DOC already created a place for that. And in the middle of a pandemic nonsense about medication should be considered dangerous enough to be banned!

THX Buttless for bringin it up!

Just use reporting, every comment has a "..." menu.

Closing threads ilke: dosmovies.com/forum/thread/Has-a... too?

What a great idea Buttless.

Any advice regarding medical treatment should come from your own medical practicioner, and not from YouTube videos or medical trials in Third World countries.

Keep Dos Movies safe from this dangerous trend, and report the threads/comments that carry this misinformation.

Stay safe.

God forbid people use common sense when reading some news. No you shouldn't drink bleach or lick a strangers hands. See,,just common sense. Pharma is up to you and your doctor. I hate listening to people that complain about how bad they feel anyway. Keep it to yourself. I don't get my medical advice from the newspapers or from youtube. Maybe this virus is a way to clean out all the intensly ignorant people. one could only hope.

Comment is hidden, because you were blocked by this user
No sense in posting garbage on here, Vodka. You blocked me.

I wholeheartedly agree and some people are outright pretending to be medical professionals irl and giving out dangerous and false disinfo.

I entirely agree. I have been saying this since the beginning of the pandemic. Misinformation and Disinformation on the virus is Public Endangerment. It produces real results, including death. This isnt one of those harmless conspiracies about 5G, gay frogs, chemtrails and the aliens in the White House (oh wait, that last one could be true ).

For all those who dismiss the level of danger, I would like to remind them the number of instances related to consumption/injection of bleach immediately after Trump made his remarks about bleach and the UV light. There will always be gullible people. Or people with misplaced trust in persons they may admire for some reason or other, but which are entirely unqualified to offer any constructive advice about the virus and its prevention.

And for those who dispute even this, the fact that the entire planet currently relies on the use of a face mask for prevention and you are still unconvinced about it, says everything you need to know about disinformation.
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BTW, if we are going to proceed with this (which I sincerely hope we will), the prohibition will have to equally apply to both sites.
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After reading every comment i decided that i cannot make up my mind and choose side. Its important the information to be precise as buttless suggests, it's important we to decide what is the best for us as fortunate says, it's importand internet to be free as vodka suggests, it's already given to comment as dr evil suggests or report and it's important as mandale suggests the community to make a decision that will be properly addressed. I cannot balance all this and make a suggestion or choose a side. My brain blocks.

DOn't see a downside, could always include a link the the WHO or CDC too get people headed in the right direction.
Wear a mask dinks!

dosmovies.com/forum/thread/Nurse...

This is exactly what we are talking about. They posted this disinfo in defiance after they posted in this thread. Disinformation has real life repercussions and this person obviously doesn't care. The responsible thing to do is to prevent further incidences.

Any posted news on this site or anysubj.com should be examimed critically. We live in a not so free world where information is controlled for the benefit of few. Considering medical news , or a forum to share experiences I think that is great. There is so much to gain. From doctor to doctor , patient to patient , and patient to doctor, and so on.. great advancements become known, as well as failures. there will allways be con artists.. by their fruits you will know them. In our world of cancel culture , blackballing , doxing, paid disruptors,agitators, and decieptful murderers ... The free flow of information is critical for our advancement and benefit.Those who repeat lies like "Trump reccomends ingesting bleach" will be known as partisan liars, and to their their fellow partisans ; another positive reinforcement acknowleged. For the uppity snobs here who just criticize, yet do not offer any uplifting insight , understanding, qualified rebuttal, or even superior information other than " I know better than you, because I'm better than you" ..The forums are still open to all comments. ... Let the chips fall where they may. So Doc.. as always. You just cant please everyone. Remove this, then take away that.. untill all the crybabies stop pissing and whining . What's left? ... Crocovid.com that's what. Thank you Doc. I really do appreciate you, and what you have produced here!
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