Twitter locked the Western Standard out of its Twitter account for two stories pertaining to COVID-19 vaccines, which allegedly violated the platform’s rule about "spreading misleading and harmful information" about the virus. .Despite Twitter's claim, neither story discusses the effectiveness or risks of vaccination, but on consent and the widely accepted fact that COVID-19 poses a substantially reduced risk to the young..“Under this policy, we require the removal of content that may pose a risk to people’s health, including content that goes directly against guidance from authoritative sources of global and local public health information,” said Twitter in a Wednesday email. .The first story tweeted which violated Twitter’s policy was titled 'Sask social workers vaccinating foster kids for COVID without permission', written by Christopher Oldcorn. .READ MORE: EXCLUSIVE: Sask social workers vaccinating foster kids for COVID without permission.Social workers with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Social Services, Child and Family Programs had been vaccinating children for COVID-19 without their parents or caregivers permission, according to multiple people familiar with the matter..This story was tweeted with the caption “In another email, a social worker said the child is the ‘property of the government’ and that they ‘have to’ get the child vaccinated for COVID-19." .The second story was headlined 'Denmark bans COVID vaccines for children' by Jonathan Bradley. .READ MORE: Denmark bans COVID vaccines for children.The Danish government restricted children under 18 years old from receiving COVID-19 vaccines in June because of the age group’s lack of serious outcomes from the virus. .This story was tweeted with the caption “The Danish government has barred children under 18 years old from taking COVID-19 vaccines because of the low risk they face from the virus.” .Twitter ordered the Western Standard to delete the tweets. Once deleted, a one-week suspension would kick in. .The Western Standard filed an appeal of the decision and is waiting for a response. .Western Standard publisher Derek Fildebrandt condemned Twitter for this move. .“This is why half the world hates you Twitter,” Fildebrandt tweeted. .The Western Standard received a strike from the YouTube police in June for reporting on confirmed vaccine injuries suffered by a number of Canadians. .READ MORE: WATCH: Western Standard censored by YouTube ... again.Western Standard parliamentary bureau chief Matthew Horwood appeared on the podcast Triggered with Cory Morgan to discuss the story. The video segment was posted on YouTube and landed a Strike 2 ruling from the platform, citing "medical misinformation." .During the segment, Horwood discussed the experiences of many Canadians who said "they were injured shortly after taking COVID vaccines."
