2. Facebook policy bans claims that masks make you sick because the company says it "could lead to imminent harm."

But an Ohio politician posted on Facebook that masks "drop oxygen below danger levels in 5 seconds"

It quickly was shared 13K times https://popular.info/p/how-facebook-and-youtube-mask-the
3. Facebook removed the post after I contacted the company.

But it did not remove a post by the same politician that claimed "there is overwhelming scientific evidence showing masks actually do harm."

Facebook says that's not specific enough to remove https://popular.info/p/how-facebook-and-youtube-mask-the
4. On YouTube, the problem is even worse. A video with almost 200K views claimed that claims that OSHA says "masks don't work" and "violate OSHA oxygen levels."

OSHA actually advises employers reopening to require masks

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5. YouTube removed this video and two other similar ones that I flagged after I contacted the company.

A spokesperson also asked if I noticed any other videos.

That goes right to the problem. These companies aren't enforcing their own policies. https://popular.info/p/how-facebook-and-youtube-mask-the
6. The moderation policies at Facebook and YouTube can literally be a matter of life and death.

The more people that know what's going on, the more likely that the companies will enforce their own rules.

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7. There are so many lives at stake. We've become numb.

That's why included this overhead view of Nats stadium.

The difference between wearing masks when you can't distance from others and not wearing masks is everyone in Nats stadium living or dying.

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