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Facebook and YouTube scramble to delete ‘Plandemic’ videos

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Facebook and YouTube scramble to delete 'Plandemic' videos

Earlier this week, a Southern California filmmaker posted his latest productions on Facebook and YouTube and let the social media platform do what they made: make the video viral.

Within a few days, the 26-minute video spread like wildfire, sweeping away millions of viewers and attracting many new fans. The video, called “Plandemic,” looks like a serious documentary, with good interviews interspersed with unpleasant news and music footage. But it spreads the corona virus conspiracy theory, which can encourage viewers to ignore public health recommendations or try ineffective or dangerous treatments for viral infections.

On Thursday, the social media company where the video breed promised to stop the spread of video. They are now struggling to stop new copies from appearing. At the time of publication of this article, links to or versions of videos are still available on Facebook and YouTube.

Medical misinformation has proliferated on major social media platforms for years, especially around the topic of vaccine safety. The platform has promised to more strongly enforce misinformation policies, but the task has proven difficult for companies whose services are designed to enable users to reach large audiences with little supervision. But the coronavirus crisis has become fertile ground for conspiracy theories, inspiring viral videos that have spawned stories of international intrigue and profitable profit associations since they were almost founded.

The “Plandemic” video centers on interviews with a Researcher named Judy Milkovits, whose false claims include the notion that rich people intentionally spread new corona viruses to increase vaccination rates in the general population and that wearing a mask can actually worsen the symptoms of the virus.

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In a statement, a Facebook representative said that the company was removing videos from Facebook and Instagram and rejecting ads that included videos, as part of their policy to remove misinformation related to COVID-19 that could cause damage in the near future. Writing company in a blog post in mid-April which directed more than 2 billion people to examine factual information from the World Health Organization to try and fight misinformation about a pandemic.

“Suggesting that wearing a mask can make you sick can cause danger,” a Facebook representative said when asked about the “Plandemic” video response, “so we have deleted the video.”

YouTube has posted a notice about video uploads that read: “This video has been removed because it violates YouTube Community Guidelines.” The Vimeo video platform also says that it works to delete videos, and Twitter has blocked hashtags and searches related to videos.

Mikki Willis, the filmmaker behind the video, is listed as founder and chief executive at the Elevate website, a production company based in Ojai. Willis has many followers on Facebook. In recent weeks, he asked his followers to choose a name for his latest video (other candidates including “The Oath” and “Invisible Enemy”), and published a long post claiming to link WHO with conspiracy theories surrounding the Foreign Council. Relationship and the recent death of Jeffrey Epstein.

Video virality is driven by online anti-vaccine conspiracy theory activists, according to coverage in the MIT Technology Review. When YouTube began removing video copies on Thursday, supporters took their Twitter nerves, making the video’s title a hot topic, sparking further attention and media coverage.

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Portuguese historical films will premiere on 29 December.

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Portuguese historical films will premiere on 29 December.

Method Media Bermuda will present the documentary FABRIC: Portuguese History in Bermuda on Thursday, December 29 at the Underwater Research Institute of Bermuda.

A spokesperson said: “Method Media is proud to bring Bermuda Fabric: Portugal History to Bermuda for its 5th and 6th showing at the Bermuda Underwater Observatory. In November and December 2019, Cloth: A Portuguese Story in Bermuda had four sold-out screenings. Now that Bermuda has reopened after the pandemic, it’s time to bring the film back for at least two screenings.

“There are tickets Ptix.bm For $ 20 – sessions at 15:30 and 18:00. Both screenings will be followed by a short Q&A session.

Director and producer Milton Raboso says, “FABRIC is a definitive account of the Portuguese community in Bermuda and its 151 years of history, but it also places Bermuda, Acors and Portugal in the world history and the events that have fueled those 151 years.

“It took more than 10 years to implement FABRIC. The film was supported by the Minister of Culture, the Government of the Azores and private donors.

Bermuda Media Method [MMB] Created in 2011 by producer Milton Raposo. MMB has created content for a wide range of clients: Bermuda’s new hospital renovation, reinsurance, travel campaigns, international sports and more. MMB pays special attention to artistic, cultural and historical content.

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CRISTANO RONALDO CAN MAKE UP A GIANT IN CARIOCA AND PORTUGUESE TECHNICIAN SAYS ‘There will be room’

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Maestro de Braga is the first Portuguese in the National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba.

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Maestro de Braga is the first Portuguese in the National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba.

Maestro Filipe Cunha, Artistic Director of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Braga, has been invited to conduct the Cuban National Symphony Orchestra, as announced today.

According to a statement sent by O MINHO, “he will be the first Portuguese conductor to conduct this orchestra in its entire history.”

In addition to this orchestra, the maestro will also work with the Lyceo Mozarteum de la Habana Symphony Orchestra.

The concerts will take place on 4 and 12 March 2023 at the National Theater of Cuba in Havana.

In the words of the maestro, quoted in the statement, “these will be very beautiful concerts with difficult but very complex pieces” and therefore he feels “very motivated”.

From the very beginning, Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 will be performed by an Italian pianist (Luigi Borzillo), whom the maestro wants to bring to Portugal later this year. In the same concert, Mendelshon’s First Symphony will be performed.

Then, at the second concert, in the company of the Mexican clarinetist Angel Zedillo, he will perform the Louis Sfora Concerto No. 2. In this concert, the maestro also conducts Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony.

“This is an international recognition of my work. An invitation that I accept with humility and great responsibility. I was surprised to learn that I would be the first Portuguese member of the Cuban National Symphony Orchestra. This is a very great honor,” the maestro said in a statement.

“I take with me the name of the city of Braga and Portugal with all the responsibility that goes with it, and I hope to do a good job there, leaving a good image and putting on great concerts. These will be very special concerts because, in addition to performing pieces that I love, especially Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky, I will be directing two wonderful soloists who are also my friends. It will be very beautiful,” concludes Filipe Cunha.

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