Still more startling commonalities between today’s leftists and the Nazis. There have been many.
The World Health Organization (WHO) is working on an international pandemic treaty that could grant the organization significant new powers to censor and target misinformation, with some provisions potentially paving the way for Big Tech to perform censorship on the WHO's behalf (https://reclaimthenet.org/world-health-organization-censorship-misinformation-pandemic-treaty), (https://www.newswars.com/world-health-organization-meets-to-plot-censorship-of-misinformation-under-international-pandemic-treaty/), (https://www.transcend.org/tms/2022/12/world-health-organization-meets-to-plot-censorship-of-misinformation-under-international-pandemic-treaty/).
The draft treaty contains provisions in Article 16 ("Strengthening pandemic and public health literacy") that require the WHO's 194 member states to target misinformation. Member states are instructed to conduct regular social media analysis, design their own messaging to counteract misinformation, and manage infodemics (a term created by the WHO describing excessive information, including false or misleading information during a disease outbreak) (https://reclaimthenet.org/world-health-organization-censorship-misinformation-pandemic-treaty), (https://www.transcend.org/tms/2022/12/world-health-organization-meets-to-plot-censorship-of-misinformation-under-international-pandemic-treaty/).
While these provisions don't directly call for member states to censor content deemed to be misinformation, Article 14 ("Whole-of-government and other multisectoral actions") paves the way for Big Tech to perform this censorship on the WHO's behalf. Under this provision, member states are required to collaborate with non-state actors and the private sector through an "all-encompassing whole-of-government, multistakeholder, multi-disciplinary, and multi-level approach" (https://reclaimthenet.org/world-health-organization-censorship-misinformation-pandemic-treaty), (https://www.newswars.com/world-health-organization-meets-to-plot-censorship-of-misinformation-under-international-pandemic-treaty/).
The international pandemic treaty is undemocratic, as it allows a handful of global representatives to decide on rules that apply to their specific countries, limiting the power of politicians and citizens to hold politicians accountable at the ballot box. Most of the representatives for member states are unelected diplomats who remain in their positions, even when new governments are elected (https://reclaimthenet.org/world-health-organization-censorship-misinformation-pandemic-treaty), (https://www.newswars.com/world-health-organization-meets-to-plot-censorship-of-misinformation-under-international-pandemic-treaty/).
Despite this undemocratic process, the international pandemic treaty has the support of numerous democratic countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the European Council (which represents 27 European Union member states) (https://reclaimthenet.org/world-health-organization-censorship-misinformation-pandemic-treaty), (https://www.newswars.com/world-health-organization-meets-to-plot-censorship-of-misinformation-under-international-pandemic-treaty/). The treaty is still very much on track to be finalized by May 2024 and the WHO has shown no intention of abandoning its far-reaching power grab (https://reclaimthenet.org/world-health-organization-censorship-misinformation-pandemic-treaty), (https://www.newswars.com/world-health-organization-meets-to-plot-censorship-of-misinformation-under-international-pandemic-treaty/).
The World Health Organization (WHO) is working on an international pandemic treaty that could grant the organization significant new powers to censor and target misinformation, with some provisions potentially paving the way for Big Tech to perform censorship on the WHO's behalf (https://reclaimthenet.org/world-health-organization-censorship-misinformation-pandemic-treaty), (https://www.newswars.com/world-health-organization-meets-to-plot-censorship-of-misinformation-under-international-pandemic-treaty/), (https://www.transcend.org/tms/2022/12/world-health-organization-meets-to-plot-censorship-of-misinformation-under-international-pandemic-treaty/).
The draft treaty contains provisions in Article 16 ("Strengthening pandemic and public health literacy") that require the WHO's 194 member states to target misinformation. Member states are instructed to conduct regular social media analysis, design their own messaging to counteract misinformation, and manage infodemics (a term created by the WHO describing excessive information, including false or misleading information during a disease outbreak) (https://reclaimthenet.org/world-health-organization-censorship-misinformation-pandemic-treaty), (https://www.transcend.org/tms/2022/12/world-health-organization-meets-to-plot-censorship-of-misinformation-under-international-pandemic-treaty/).
While these provisions don't directly call for member states to censor content deemed to be misinformation, Article 14 ("Whole-of-government and other multisectoral actions") paves the way for Big Tech to perform this censorship on the WHO's behalf. Under this provision, member states are required to collaborate with non-state actors and the private sector through an "all-encompassing whole-of-government, multistakeholder, multi-disciplinary, and multi-level approach" (https://reclaimthenet.org/world-health-organization-censorship-misinformation-pandemic-treaty), (https://www.newswars.com/world-health-organization-meets-to-plot-censorship-of-misinformation-under-international-pandemic-treaty/).
The international pandemic treaty is undemocratic, as it allows a handful of global representatives to decide on rules that apply to their specific countries, limiting the power of politicians and citizens to hold politicians accountable at the ballot box. Most of the representatives for member states are unelected diplomats who remain in their positions, even when new governments are elected (https://reclaimthenet.org/world-health-organization-censorship-misinformation-pandemic-treaty), (https://www.newswars.com/world-health-organization-meets-to-plot-censorship-of-misinformation-under-international-pandemic-treaty/).
Despite this undemocratic process, the international pandemic treaty has the support of numerous democratic countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the European Council (which represents 27 European Union member states) (https://reclaimthenet.org/world-health-organization-censorship-misinformation-pandemic-treaty), (https://www.newswars.com/world-health-organization-meets-to-plot-censorship-of-misinformation-under-international-pandemic-treaty/). The treaty is still very much on track to be finalized by May 2024 and the WHO has shown no intention of abandoning its far-reaching power grab (https://reclaimthenet.org/world-health-organization-censorship-misinformation-pandemic-treaty), (https://www.newswars.com/world-health-organization-meets-to-plot-censorship-of-misinformation-under-international-pandemic-treaty/).