时间:2025-06-17 12:41:59 来源:网络整理编辑:休閑
Hundreds of thousands of advocates of the QAnon conspiracy theory are going to have to find a new on
Hundreds of thousands of advocates of the QAnon conspiracy theory are going to have to find a new online hangout.
The second largest QAnon group on Facebook has been bannedfrom the platform, the social network announced Thursday. The group, called “Official Q/Qanon,” had nearly 200,000 members at the time of its removal. Facebook said it took the page down on Tuesday.
A Facebook spokesperson told Reutersthat the group was banned over posts that repeatedly broke the platform’s rules on misinformation, harassment, and hate speech.
BBCjournalist Shayan Sardarizadeh points outthat the “Official Q/Qanon” group received more than 10 million engagements across 500,000 posts during the first 7 months of 2020. The group spiked in membership in early March, just as the full-force of the coronavirus pandemic began to hit the United States.
Tweet may have been deleted
The former members of that group won’t have to look far for a new online home for their conspiracy theories, however. There are still plenty of Facebook groups dedicated to QAnon on the platform, including one even bigger than the banned group, with more than 215,000 members. In its latest action, Facebook did not address other QAnon groups or content on its platform.
In May, Facebook removeda network of QAnon pages, groups, and profiles for coordinated inauthentic behavior, its term for users who create multiple fake accounts to game its engagement algorithm. The removals marked the first time the social media company took action against accounts related to the conspiracy theory.
Other social media platforms have taken even more serious approaches when it comes to QAnon.
Just two weeks ago, Twitter announcedthat it would block QAnon-related links from its platform. The company also said it would block QAnon content from its trends and recommendations sections. Shortly after Twitter’s announcement, TikTok also blockedQAnon-related terms and content from its search engine. In 2018, Reddit banned a number of QAnon subreddits, including its biggest.
Celebrities such as Chrissy Tiegen have complainedof coordinated mass online harassmentfrom QAnon believers.
QAnonis a far-right-wing conspiracy theory. Its followersbelieve that Donald Trumpis secretly working to take down a global child-trafficking ring run by satanic pedophiles in Hollywood and the Democratic Party. Various other conspiracy theories have been rolled into QAnon, such as fringe elements from the anti-vaccine communities.
The conspiracy began in 2017 when an anonymous internet user going by the name “Q” began posting on 4Chan about a secret plot by the supposed “deep state” to take down President Trump. Conspiracy theorists believe that Q is an individual close to Trump and the conspiracy has continued to grow regardless of the fact that all of Q’s predictions have been wrong.
TopicsFacebookSocial MediaDonald TrumpPolitics
Singapore rolls out video2025-06-17 12:39
拜仁VS多特看點 :南大王直麵青春風暴 兩代神鋒對決2025-06-17 12:37
掉鏈子 !米蘭最近6場僅1勝 就這狀態聯賽爭四也懸2025-06-17 12:32
Best free online courses from Stanford University2025-06-17 12:24
Tributes flow after death of former Singapore president S.R. Nathan2025-06-17 11:54
中超版權分銷或為最佳出路 去年足協杯已開始嚐試2025-06-17 11:50
The U.S. Government site hosting Jeffrey Epstein documents has crashed2025-06-17 10:34
浙江隊升入中超是撿皮夾子? 或許這才是中國足球該有的活法2025-06-17 10:20
Fake news reports from the Newseum are infinitely better than actual news2025-06-17 10:16
貝爾下季拒絕降薪 穆帥:他為啥低穀?問皇馬去吧2025-06-17 10:06
MashReads Podcast: What makes a good summer read?2025-06-17 12:40
天選之子!沙佩科恩斯空難幸存者 又躲過嚴重車禍2025-06-17 11:01
巴薩官方公布皮克傷情 曝至少休戰3周無緣戰巴黎2025-06-17 10:56
Apple Vision Pro is coming to the US on February 22025-06-17 10:42
This coloring book is here for all your relationship goals2025-06-17 10:30
The U.S. Government site hosting Jeffrey Epstein documents has crashed2025-06-17 10:21
上海或無緣“國足主場” 兩個“國足福地”開始拉票2025-06-17 10:07
皮中鋒上線 !93分08秒絕平 梅西超萌兔子跳慶祝2025-06-17 10:01
Nate Parker is finally thinking about the woman who accused him of rape2025-06-17 10:01
Duolingo turns to AI to generate content, cuts 10 percent of its contractors2025-06-17 09:58