U.S. Surgeon General's Misinformation Advisory [pdf]

Page 12 is especially interesting, IMO. They are calling on technology platforms to suppress and silence misinformation and &quot;amplify communications from trusted messengers and subject matter experts.&quot;<p>My concern is what about when experts are wrong? Like when the surgeon general tweeted last year, &quot;STOP BUYING MASKS! They are NOT effective in preventing general public from catching #Coronavirus, but if healthcare providers can’t get them to care for sick patients, it puts them and our communities at risk!&quot;

Since we are all about curbing misinformation these days, when are we going to start censoring government officials for misinforming us about the dangers of misinformation? After all, it was government health officials responsible for &quot;...confusion and lead[ing] people to ... reject public health measures such as masking&quot; in the critical early days of the pandemic. No need for conspiracy theorists when we have our very own super-spreaders running things.