BioNTech and the German govt pressured Twitter to censor critics calling for global access to COVID-19 vaccines, @lhfang reveals.
At a time when online activism was the only form of protest available to many, they tried to silence legitimate criticism. 1/
theintercept.com/2023/01/16/twi…
At a time when online activism was the only form of protest available to many, they tried to silence legitimate criticism. 1/
theintercept.com/2023/01/16/twi…
It is yet more evidence of the remarkable campaign against vaccine equity activists, after this seminal investigation from @ashleighfurlong and @SamuelHorti 2/
politico.eu/article/covid-…
politico.eu/article/covid-…
...and @TanRoet's astounding exposé of how BioNTech's lobbying shaped Germany's position on vaccine IP.
Well worth running through Google translate (if, like me, you don't speak German.) 3/
abgeordnetenwatch.de/recherchen/lob…
Well worth running through Google translate (if, like me, you don't speak German.) 3/
abgeordnetenwatch.de/recherchen/lob…
It goes to show that governments and companies legitimately fear the criticism of civil society and ordinary people who want to put the needs of the many ahead of the wealth of a few. 4/
But it's also a reminder of the need to counter corporate influence
Here in the UK, the govt is trying to undermine the right to protest and the right to strike
That will leave us once again overly reliant on online forms of dissent, which happen on an uneven playing field. 5/
Here in the UK, the govt is trying to undermine the right to protest and the right to strike
That will leave us once again overly reliant on online forms of dissent, which happen on an uneven playing field. 5/
Read the PVA reaction here. And keep fighting for a #PeoplesVaccine. 6/6
peoplesvaccine.org/resources/medi…
peoplesvaccine.org/resources/medi…
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