The Dept. of Health in Puerto Rico this week issued a tweet recommending that people should opt for masturbation over engaging in sex with a partner to reduce the spread of Covid-19 as cases continue to increase in the U.S.
territory. The tweet was quickly deleted and replaced with a message explaining that their message was taken down because “some segments of the population“ were offended by it.
Some island residents reacted angrily to the censorship of important public information, with one Puerto Rican doctor writing: “Health should not be taboo…one step forward, two steps back.” “Deleting valuable information is not good public health.