Karissa Bell
Karissa Bell·Senior Editor
Mon, January 11, 2021, 7:09 PM MST
Twitter says it’s purged more than 70,000 accounts for spreading conspiracy theories associated with QAnon. The company first began cracking down on QAnon over the summer, but now says it ramped up its enforcement following last week’s riot at the US Capitol.
“Given the violent events in Washington, DC, and increased risk of harm, we began permanently suspending thousands of accounts that were primarily dedicated to sharing QAnon content on Friday afternoon,” the company says. “Since Friday, more than 70,000 accounts have been suspended as a result of our efforts, with many instances of a single individual operating numerous accounts. These accounts were engaged in sharing harmful QAnon-associated content at scale and were primarily dedicated to the propagation of this conspiracy theory across the service.”
Twitter further notes that these actions “may have resulted in follower count changes in the thousands” for “some people.” The disclosure comes as a number of Republican lawmakers and others in Donald Trump’s orbit complained about losing thousands of followers over the weekend.
In addition to QAnon, Twitter also says it will further crack down on misinformation about the 2020 election as false election claims has been used to incite violence. The platform has updated its civic integrity policy to reflect that ”repeated sharing of Tweets that receive warning labels” may result in permanent bans.
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/twitter-removed-70000-qanon-accounts-020944100.html
rumitoid wrote:
Karissa Bell
Karissa Bell·Senior Editor
Mon, January 11, 2021, 7:09 PM MST
Twitter says it’s purged more than 70,000 accounts for spreading conspiracy theories associated with QAnon. The company first began cracking down on QAnon over the summer, but now says it ramped up its enforcement following last week’s riot at the US Capitol.
“Given the violent events in Washington, DC, and increased risk of harm, we began permanently suspending thousands of accounts that were primarily dedicated to sharing QAnon content on Friday afternoon,” the company says. “Since Friday, more than 70,000 accounts have been suspended as a result of our efforts, with many instances of a single individual operating numerous accounts. These accounts were engaged in sharing harmful QAnon-associated content at scale and were primarily dedicated to the propagation of this conspiracy theory across the service.”
Twitter further notes that these actions “may have resulted in follower count changes in the thousands” for “some people.” The disclosure comes as a number of Republican lawmakers and others in Donald Trump’s orbit complained about losing thousands of followers over the weekend.
In addition to QAnon, Twitter also says it will further crack down on misinformation about the 2020 election as false election claims has been used to incite violence. The platform has updated its civic integrity policy to reflect that ”repeated sharing of Tweets that receive warning labels” may result in permanent bans.
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Ahhhh, the purge. I'm sure lefties will be happy when they get to the bloody part of their purge
rumitoid wrote:
Karissa Bell
Karissa Bell·Senior Editor
Mon, January 11, 2021, 7:09 PM MST
Twitter says it’s purged more than 70,000 accounts for spreading conspiracy theories associated with QAnon. The company first began cracking down on QAnon over the summer, but now says it ramped up its enforcement following last week’s riot at the US Capitol.
“Given the violent events in Washington, DC, and increased risk of harm, we began permanently suspending thousands of accounts that were primarily dedicated to sharing QAnon content on Friday afternoon,” the company says. “Since Friday, more than 70,000 accounts have been suspended as a result of our efforts, with many instances of a single individual operating numerous accounts. These accounts were engaged in sharing harmful QAnon-associated content at scale and were primarily dedicated to the propagation of this conspiracy theory across the service.”
Twitter further notes that these actions “may have resulted in follower count changes in the thousands” for “some people.” The disclosure comes as a number of Republican lawmakers and others in Donald Trump’s orbit complained about losing thousands of followers over the weekend.
In addition to QAnon, Twitter also says it will further crack down on misinformation about the 2020 election as false election claims has been used to incite violence. The platform has updated its civic integrity policy to reflect that ”repeated sharing of Tweets that receive warning labels” may result in permanent bans.
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How's that stock doin' today ? Takin' a ride down the slippery slope. Bye-Bye Jack !!
rumitoid wrote:
Karissa Bell
Karissa Bell·Senior Editor
Mon, January 11, 2021, 7:09 PM MST
Twitter says it’s purged more than 70,000 accounts for spreading conspiracy theories associated with QAnon. The company first began cracking down on QAnon over the summer, but now says it ramped up its enforcement following last week’s riot at the US Capitol.
“Given the violent events in Washington, DC, and increased risk of harm, we began permanently suspending thousands of accounts that were primarily dedicated to sharing QAnon content on Friday afternoon,” the company says. “Since Friday, more than 70,000 accounts have been suspended as a result of our efforts, with many instances of a single individual operating numerous accounts. These accounts were engaged in sharing harmful QAnon-associated content at scale and were primarily dedicated to the propagation of this conspiracy theory across the service.”
Twitter further notes that these actions “may have resulted in follower count changes in the thousands” for “some people.” The disclosure comes as a number of Republican lawmakers and others in Donald Trump’s orbit complained about losing thousands of followers over the weekend.
In addition to QAnon, Twitter also says it will further crack down on misinformation about the 2020 election as false election claims has been used to incite violence. The platform has updated its civic integrity policy to reflect that ”repeated sharing of Tweets that receive warning labels” may result in permanent bans.
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That sounds so . . . . . Ummmm . . . . Uh, tyrannical? Communistic? Fascist? What is that word????
debeda wrote:
Ahhhh, the purge. I'm sure lefties will be happy when they get to the bloody part of their purge
They don't have the intestinal fortitude required to embark on such a mission.
11Bravo wrote:
They don't have the intestinal fortitude required to embark on such a mission.
I hope not. It wont come easy, unless they can institute a gun grab first😖
debeda wrote:
I hope not. It wont come easy, unless they can institute a gun grab first😖
After the ongoing 1st Amend crush is complete then the 2nd. How ?? The false flag FBI hype that all 50 State Capitals will be attacked on 1/20/21. Now why did they ignore NYPD solid intel on the 1/6/21 incident ?? Subvert from w/in we're watching it happen & it's no movie, it's a reality _hit show !!
11Bravo wrote:
After the ongoing 1st Amend crush is complete then the 2nd. How ?? The false flag FBI hype that all 50 State Capitals will be attacked on 1/20/21. Now why did they ignore NYPD solid intel on the 1/6/21 incident ?? Subvert from w/in we're watching it happen & it's no movie, it's a reality _hit show !!
😖😖😖😖😖😖 I still think they may use a false flag to get rid of Biden and institute gun confiscation all in one fell swoop...
debeda wrote:
😖😖😖😖😖😖 I still think they may use a false flag to get rid of Biden and institute gun confiscation all in one fell swoop...
They'll go back to the JFK playbook & since we're still locked down it's an easy grab. I wouldn't be surprised if they invoke the insurrection act nationwide. The FBI primed the pump w/all 50 state capitals will be attacked 1/20/21.
11Bravo wrote:
They'll go back to the JFK playbook & since we're still locked down it's an easy grab. I wouldn't be surprised if they invoke the insurrection act nationwide. The FBI primed the pump w/all 50 state capitals will be attacked 1/20/21.
Yes. The FBI is an incredible disappointment. They've apparently become an entirely political organization 😠
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