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[-] catshit_dogfart@lemmy.world 141 points 2 years ago

When my mom had cancer, I swear every relative and distant acquaintance came out of the woodwork trying to sell some kind of nonsense. It was already a devastating time, but on top of that it was insulting being forced to hear about all these delusional snake oil cures and conspiracy theories.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 37 points 2 years ago

I sympathize. I have a severe nerve disorder and I get quack recommendations constantly. Even worse, I did a YouTube video about it and there were so many quack comments.

[-] iamtrashman1312@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago

Ditto me and my autoimmune disorder

[-] Synthead@lemmy.ml 102 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Oh hey, YouTube has a mechanism for that! Simply down-vote the video, and any future viewers will know that the video is likely ineffective because of the visible down-vote count that Google didn't remove to make more money from advertisements. They didn't remove it because they value the health of people suffering from cancer more than money. Good on them.

[-] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 7 points 2 years ago

People who believe in dumb idiot BS treatments tend to watch and like those kinds of videos too. Downvoting those videos might not be very effective because of the number of true believers watching them.

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[-] ugjka@lemmy.world 44 points 2 years ago

So they are finally taking down the bleach drinking guy?

[-] Neuron@lemm.ee 20 points 2 years ago

The former president? No wait he wanted to inject bleach. Or sunlight or something I dunno.

[-] kescusay@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

Nah, everyone gets that second part wrong. He didn't want you to inject sunlight, he wanted you to breathe it. Somehow. Like, I dunno, inhale a string of UV lights and give your lungs a tan or something.

[-] solidgrue@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Someone at my workplce theorized it was nebulized tanning spray. Because UV... tans... so the the spray has UV...? That guy listened to a LOT of talk radio on his commute in from the sticks.

[-] remotelove@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

One would think he would eventually cancel himself.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 40 points 2 years ago

And it's only taken them... since 2005.

[-] sheridan@lemmy.world 35 points 2 years ago

My mom was drinking diluted hydrogen peroxide daily for a while because some quack on YouTube claimed it prevents/cures cancer.

[-] kescusay@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago

You should have her see a doctor. That stuff is not for drinking. Hell, the labels specifically tell you that.

[-] CmdrShepard@lemmy.one 9 points 2 years ago

It's probably too risky at this point. She could start foaming at the mouth any minute now and get an incorrect diagnosis of rabies.

[-] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago

If you tell her to wait a few years before drinking, the concentration will naturally go down as time passes. The longer you let this chemical sit in room temperature, the more oxygen and water you’ll have.

[-] ThisIsJohnny@lemmy.world 30 points 2 years ago

And some idiots will believe only more in it because it's "forbidden knowledge" 🙈

Not that the deletion is wrong though ...

[-] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 years ago

When covid conspiracy loonies got kicked out, they landed in odysee and peertube. I guess the history will just repeat itself.

[-] Kofu@lemmy.ml 24 points 2 years ago

Only took them till now. Im surprised they even have people to do that job.

[-] MisterD@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 years ago

But news about "alternative facts" are a-ok

[-] Brasidas@feddit.uk 6 points 2 years ago

Better late than never!

[-] xc2215x@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Good move by Youtube here.

[-] OldManBOMBIN@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Awww man! Now where am I going to learn about back alley Italian doctors who've just learned about baking soda?

[-] asunaspersonalasst@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

'harmful or ineffective'

the word "Placebo:

I hope they ban any content of Farrah Bunch that are related (includes any other people that promote her product).

[-] nullPointer@programming.dev -4 points 2 years ago

since there is no cure for cancer, all of them then?

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