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submitted 2 months ago by geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml to c/usa@lemmy.ml

A top official at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) demanded the removal of YouTube videos of himself that were published by a physician and writer who has been critical of medical misinformation and public health officials in the Trump administration, according to a YouTube notice that was seen by the Guardian.

Jonathan Howard, a neurologist and psychiatrist in New York City, received an email from YouTube on Friday night, which stated that Vinay Prasad, who is the FDA’s top vaccine regulator, had demanded the removal of six videos of himself from Howard’s YouTube channel.

Howard’s entire channel has now been deleted by YouTube, which cited copyright infringement.

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[-] floofloof@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago

Is this a sign that he now realizes his criticisms were invalid? That would be a rare moment of rationality from a Trump administration official.

[-] limer@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months ago

These people either don’t care they lie or have zero introspection.

Most probably he dealt with it and moved on, unchanged

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