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The HighWire with Del Bigtree removed from YouTube and Facebook
Jul 29, 2020Austin, TXSubmitted by Staff
Summary
YouTube removed The HighWire's channel in July 2020 and Facebook removed its page in 2019 after COVID-19 and vaccine-related content was flagged for policy violations.
Full report
Del Bigtree's Informed Consent Action Network (ICAN) show 'The HighWire' had its Facebook page removed in November 2019 following broader anti-vaccine enforcement. YouTube removed the channel in July 2020 after episodes discussing COVID-19 origins and treatment were flagged. Bigtree relocated primary distribution to independent hosting and later Rumble. In 2023 discovery in Missouri v. Biden showed federal agencies had specifically flagged HighWire content to platforms.
Tags
#Vaccines#COVID-19#HighWire#Bigtree#YouTube#Facebook
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