Johns Hopkins surgeon says ‘science should have no gag rules’ after Twitter censorship

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A surgeon at Johns Hopkins University‘s hospital slammed top medical officials on Tuesday, saying that “science should have no gag rules” after the latest round of the Twitter Files revealed that the White House pressured the platform to censor “misinformation.”

Dr. Marty Makary said that censorship during the COVID-19 pandemic negatively affected science, as the medical field saw a drop in public trust after Twitter suppressed tweets that included “misinformation” about the COVID-19 pandemic, even when Twitter users shared information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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