Twitter cracks down on QAnon

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  1. quiller

    quiller Well-Known Member

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    The more effective they became at toppling leftist memes, the more obvious it became that they'd be taken down by the left. One more assault on free speech from the close-minded tools at Twitter....

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    HONG KONG (AP) — Twitter says it is cracking down on accounts and content related to QAnon, the far-right U.S. conspiracy theory popular among supporters of President Donald Trump.

    The measures include banning accounts associated with QAnon content, as well as blocking URLs associated with it from being shared on the platform. Twitter also said that it would stop highlighting and recommending tweets associated with QAnon.

    “We’ve been clear that we will take strong enforcement action on behavior that has the potential to lead to offline harm,” the company said in a tweet late Tuesday.

    MORE = https://apnews.com/66151ad1c38ee6715e15d9775c7a3888

    Thinnest excuse ev-ah, in boldface.
     
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    They can not stop what is coming.
     
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    Glad to see Twitter shut down fake conspiracies.
     
  5. Terrapinstation

    Terrapinstation Well-Known Member

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    Why are you so sure its fake?
     
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    QAnon is one of the most ridiculous sites, and their conspiracies are obtuse. Only the extreme guillible would ever fall for such idiocy !!!!
     
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    Well, I suspect QAnon follows the Donald J Trump patented theory on COVID....

    EVENTUALLY they'll be right ONCE if they call everything in the world a conspiracy theory.

    Actually, Trump probably has a better chance in this battle of the low information set...
     
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    It amazes me that anyone cares what Twitter does. If you don't like it just stop reading it.
     
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    Strange twitter doesnt seem to have an issue with Doxxing.
     
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    Are you a Q believer?
     
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    Seriously?
     
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    So you would support their removal of the BLMs feed?
     
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    From Twitter on QAnon: "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."
     
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    Yes
     
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    It’s always been surprising that the Q nonsense hasn’t shown up here. I know we have a few (see above) but not much posted about it.
     
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    Sounds GREAT...

    Way OVERDUE...:salute:
     
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    So you dont believe theres deep state people who are crooked at best, evil at worst, that are illegally working to bring down this president, this country, and committing various crimes against humanity? Interesting
     
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    There was a lot about Pizzagate, which often falls under the same umbrella, but you're right. I haven't heard that much from self-identified Q folks here. I can only think of 2 posters who actually support it. I'm sure we'll see more here.
     
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    Why are you leaving out JFK jr rising from the dead to arrest some pedophile cabal?
    Is this like how Scientologists don’t tell you about the aliens until you’re already roped in?
     
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    No, and Q goes even further than that. It gets way, way crazier.
     
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    Now that their people are being elected, I’m sure we will
     
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    It has a Time or 2 (or 10)...But, not for long...

    Usually anybody who even attempts to waste Bandwidth in Current Events (on Utterly Absurd QAnon Stuff) soon finds their threads in the Conspiracy Section.

    But, there is certainly nothing wrong with posting QAnon Threads in the Conspiracy Section (as long as the posters otherwise follow the Rules).

    That is where QAnon Stuff belongs.

    In a forum with Bat Boy, Nessie, Roswell and Faked Moon Landings.
     
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    :roflol:

    NOBODY Believes That.

    The "Deep State" (in the way that it is framed by Breitbart, Etc.) is a Complete Fantasy.

    The only people in The Current U.S. Government who Constantly Desecrate (and chip away at) The Foundations of the Republic are Members of the Current Administration (led by Trump himself).
     
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    Translation : I'm glad any opposition or voices criticizing my side are silenced.

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