WHO focusing more on policing speech

 WHO focusing more on policing speech about public health and implementing global surveillance systems

12/26/2024 // Ava Grace /

• The WHO is focusing more on policing speech regarding public health and implementing global surveillance systems.
• The WHO continues to advocate for a legally binding international treaty that would allow it to surveil and manage information and dictate national health policies in all member states.
• The WHO's "social listening" program monitors public conversations to gauge public perceptions and address misinformation. Critics worry this infringes on free speech.
• The WHO's broad definition of misinformation, combined with its expanded surveillance powers, raises fears of potential censorship and suppression of alternative viewpoints, potentially at the cost of individual freedoms.

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