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People who suffered life-changing injuries after receiving the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid jab claim they have been censored while trying to speak out about their symptoms on social media.
They think they are vaccine victims suffered a number of serious reactions, including a father of two who formed a blood clot after receiving the vaccine in spring 2021, causing permanent brain damage.
The man is in the process of taking the pharmaceutical giant to court at the High Court in London over the injury, while the widower of a woman who died from the jab has also filed a claim.
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Now other 'victims' who claim to have reacted badly to the jab and who are not involved in any legal proceedings are claiming that sites such as Facebook have given them 'warnings' when they tried to talk to others about their experiences.
They claimed they are being forced to “self-censor” and speak in cryptic language to prevent groups from being shut down. the Telegraph reported.
People who believe they were injured or deprived by AstraZeneca vaccine claim they are being censored online by social media giants (AstraZeneca headquarters in North America)
Vaccine 'victims' suffered a number of side effects, including blood clots and strokes. Some tragically died after receiving the shot (file photo of person receiving shot)
UK CV Family – a private Facebook group with more than 1,000 members for those who claim they have been injured or deprived by the Covid vaccines – has had to take steps to avoid being closed down.
The group started in November 2021, Charlet Crichton, 42, after she suffered an adverse reaction to the AstraZeneca jab after it was given to her while she was volunteering at a vaccination center in Folkestone, Kent.
The poor response left Ms Crichton bedridden for weeks and has since been forced to give up her sports therapy business, which she ran for 13 years.
She told the newspaper: 'I started the group because I found people like me online in Britain. And we felt like we had no one to talk to about it besides each other.”
The Facebook group is now one of three online groups for those affected by the vaccine and given core participant status in the Covid study.
This means Ms Crichton, who claims she suffered myocarditis after the jab, and other members of the group will be able to testify during the legal process.
The page's description emphasizes that it is “not anti-vax” and asks participants to “refrain from posting anything that suggests otherwise.”
“We quickly learned that we had to self-censor or we would be shut down,” she added, explaining that her own comments had previously been blocked “to prevent abuse.”
A father-of-two is suing the pharmaceutical giant at the High Court in London over the injury, while the widower of a woman who died from the jab has also filed a claim in court. Pictured: Doses of the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine
On one occasion, Ms Critchon said her account was even banned after Meta claimed it did not meet standards, while she claims others have been shadowbanned (meaning individual posts are hidden) for their comments.
“It's very, very difficult because we want to talk about what we're going through,” she added.
On another occasion, YouTube tried to censor a video of lawyers giving evidence at the Covid inquiry into the vaccines. The streaming giant said the clip violated its “medical misinformation policy.”
The newspaper also said images of Stephen Bowie, a member of the Scottish Vaccine Injury Group, suffering a stroke and blood clots after the jab were also marked with a similar warning.
Molly Kingsley, the co-founder of Us4Them, said the restrictions imposed by social media platforms were 'Orwellian' after her views from the government's Counter Disinformation Unit were reportedly criticized by YouTube.
MailOnline has contacted Meta, YouTube and AstraZeneca for comment.