For years, the crackpot community around the bizarre far-right "QAnon" conspiracist has clung to its every message / signal / ominous occult uttering. Their unhinged conspiracy "theories" involve "Deep State" plots against demagogue and Putin puppet Donald "Bone Spurs" Trump and more. QAnon's ability to inspire potential violence among the unstable is real, so Twitter announced that it was suspending accounts relating to QAnon conspiracies, and more:
We will permanently suspend accounts Tweeting about these topics that we know are engaged in violations of our multi-account policy, coordinating abuse around individual victims, or are attempting to evade a previous suspension — something we’ve seen more of in recent weeks.— Twitter Safety (@TwitterSafety) July 22, 2020
In addition, we will:— Twitter Safety (@TwitterSafety) July 22, 2020
1⃣ No longer serve content and accounts associated with QAnon in Trends and recommendations
2⃣ Work to ensure we’re not highlighting this activity in search and conversations
3⃣ Block URLs associated with QAnon from being shared on Twitter
More from DailyKos here. This is a big blow to Trump-supporting conspiracy peddlers, although they still have other more permissive platforms to spew their sick garbage. There's long been speculation about QAnon's identity, from known far-right individuals associated with the 4chan site, to a Kremlin disinformation campaign by Russian military intelligence. Either way, good on Twitter for acting to stop this lunacy on its platform.
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