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The biggest move IMO, Facebook will no longer feature Qanon groups and pages in the “recommendations” sidebar. This is a big deal.
— Brandy Zadrozny (@BrandyZadrozny) August 19, 2020
One scenario is that removing/limiting QAnon groups stalls their growth. Another is that QAnon followers disperse into other groups (anti-vax, reopen, anti-trafficking, etc.) and end up with a lot of new recruits.
— Kevin Roose (@kevinroose) August 19, 2020
2. In its announcement, Facebook lumped together militia groups, which are generally right-wing, with anti-fascist groups, which come from the left. The company provided no insight about why the two groups were counted together.
— Nick Martin (@nickmartin) August 19, 2020
3. The move, however, is reminiscent of the DOJ task force on “anti-government extremists” that initially blamed anti-fascists for violence at #BackLivesMatter protests nationwide. https://t.co/v5fw2soKTy
— Nick Martin (@nickmartin) August 19, 2020
would love to know how much of FB’s integrity team has to defer to the Policy wing w/r/t enforcement
— rat king (@MikeIsaac) August 19, 2020
this guy has a good thread on ideology and the idea of “balance” herehttps://t.co/DYvACV0NFY https://t.co/3qzNyX0ne2
This is a big deal. And will be an even bigger deal if Facebook keeps enforcing against these groups when they (inevitably) try to reorganize and come back under new names. https://t.co/UfUgmG4ekL
— Kevin Roose (@kevinroose) August 19, 2020
NEW: Facebook (finally) cracks down on Qanon https://t.co/7spedxCqrY
— Brandy Zadrozny (@BrandyZadrozny) August 19, 2020
Saved for later. Something I'm seeing on FB (it may be mentioned in the article) is Moms & young women who've built trust in the community through their independent businesses (& couponing) diving harder into and promoting Q, Save the Children, etc. Relational trust is powerful!
— Justin Hurdle (@Yale13) August 18, 2020
They banned some 900 Qanon pages and groups and 1,500 ads and restricted the reach of over 10,000 Instagram pages and almost 2,000 Facebook groups. https://t.co/7spedxCqrY
— Brandy Zadrozny (@BrandyZadrozny) August 19, 2020
BREAKING from me + @BrandyZadrozny:
— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) August 19, 2020
Facebook cracks down on QAnon, banning 900 groups and pages, 1,500 ads, and restricting over 10,000 Instagram pages, part of new rules against advocating political violence.
Militia movements, anarchist groups also banned.
Story coming.
Love this piece on how the soft, domestic aesthetics of Instagram are making QAnon theories beautiful and palatable: https://t.co/MdypncNFRw
— Anne Helen Petersen (@annehelen) August 18, 2020
amazing thing in this Facebook announcement, someone decided to add ‘antifa’ to the takedowns out of some knee-jerk impulse to show balance
— rat king (@MikeIsaac) August 19, 2020
(follow sheera for fb and Q*non takedown stuff) https://t.co/PXLcqB1IDC
Yikes that loophole buried in the last sentence is huge and problematic https://t.co/Uawl42XyN9
— Ellen K. Pao (@ekp) August 19, 2020
.@kait_tiffany's piece on how influencers are making QAnon/conspiracy theories look pretty on Instagram with pastel graphics and influencer aesthetics is so goodhttps://t.co/LWKAECWul6
— Ruchira Sharma (@RuchoSharma) August 19, 2020
In any case, QAnon has critical mass now (and probably a member of Congress), so this won't stop the movement. QAnon followers have been planning for a takedown and have backup plans. But removing groups from recommendations could slow the growth.
— Kevin Roose (@kevinroose) August 19, 2020
story coming in a second but here's the opening bit facebook's new post explaining its crackdown: pic.twitter.com/2aykiOjoN0
— Ali Breland (@alibreland) August 19, 2020
Turns out QAnon's aesthetic isn't just badly PhotoShopped American flags and soaring eagles. It's also this, which is terrifying: https://t.co/MWwCb5UmpS
— Adrienne LaFrance (@AdrienneLaF) August 18, 2020
Facebook stressed this was just the beginning of their QAnon crackdown, saying they're ready to evolve as Q followers change tactics.
— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) August 19, 2020
"We don’t think we’re flipping a switch and this won’t be a discussion in a week.”
A notable shift in tone from FB.https://t.co/nROPtzBdnI
Our go-to QAnon explainer was from 2018 and had a lot of outdated info ("some of these Facebook groups are as large as 40,000 members"-type stuff, we were so innocent then!) so here's a new one. https://t.co/ssdz5n3SLL
— Kevin Roose (@kevinroose) August 18, 2020
Facebook removes hundreds of QAnon groups https://t.co/o5FdfHvlWm
— PHILLY M?️GA ??⚡️ (@MR_PUNJABI) August 19, 2020
Pretty clear pattern. Social media companies ignore this stuff until they are berated by the media about it for months, then fearful the negative press exposure they start cracking down.https://t.co/L7gRuwhjxd
— Jack Murphy (@JackMurphyRGR) August 19, 2020
"QAnon is the umbrella term for a sprawling set of internet conspiracy theories that allege, falsely, that the world is run by a cabal of Satan-worshiping pedophiles who are plotting against Mr. Trump while operating a global child sex-trafficking ring."https://t.co/iNkQFEfHXa https://t.co/iMsfhaC9To
— Benjamin Law 羅旭能 (@mrbenjaminlaw) August 19, 2020
If you're new to what QAnon is, @kevinroose has the explainer you need right here: https://t.co/TBG7igadbu
— Nick Corasaniti (@NYTnickc) August 19, 2020
Why care about Qanon? Because it is harming people by sucking them in by using gaming techniques to get them addicted and deeper and deeper into a rabbit hole with no exit- unless they step back and learn about cult mind control.https://t.co/SiOoOC60Vg
— Steven Hassan (@CultExpert) August 19, 2020
Here's a quick introduction to QAnon if you're not up for The Atlantic's comprehensive backgrounder: https://t.co/in0qVPGKW8. Families, friends, & therapists of schizophrenics will recognize the pattern of elaborate delusions, except here it also features worship of Trump
— Alfie Kohn (@alfiekohn) August 19, 2020
QAnon, explained. https://t.co/o65ytZ0rG8
— NYTimes Tech (@nytimestech) August 19, 2020
27) Lumping Q in with anarchist and militia groups, Facebook takes punitive action against more than 10,000 pages, groups and Instagram accounts.https://t.co/jPb4R7w8UC
— Praying Medic (@prayingmedic) August 19, 2020
Updated my Facebook & QAnon story with a lot of more info and some always welcome wisdom and context from @BostonJoan https://t.co/btjEP6zk97 pic.twitter.com/I14WmwL5mm
— Julia Carrie Wong (@juliacarriew) August 19, 2020
Facebook's long-awaited action against QAnon is here:
— Julia Carrie Wong (@juliacarriew) August 19, 2020
- 790 groups and 100 pages banned
- 1,950 groups, 440 pages, and 10,000+ Instagram accounts restricted https://t.co/btjEP6zk97
Instead...please link to one these. Bad actors share each other's disinfo. Press should share each other's good info.
— Jason Kint (@jason_kint) August 19, 2020
Insider: https://t.co/rEnz9yqk8N
Guardian: https://t.co/gny5ei3CSU
NBC: https://t.co/5HQf095Wi4
Verge: https://t.co/BHToZYjyir
NYT: https://t.co/l9VcdDqwqm
I’m still stuck wondering how this even became a thing in the first place...https://t.co/Dk5GnK4ykS pic.twitter.com/OHkI0Zk3Og
— Jo Lauder (@jolauder) August 19, 2020
NEWS - Facebook has just announced its most sweeping action against QAnon to-date. The company has just removed 790 groups, and imposed restrictions on another 1,950. https://t.co/58TipUHci5
— Sheera Frenkel (@sheeraf) August 19, 2020
Huge story here from @sheeraf:
— Nick Corasaniti (@NYTnickc) August 19, 2020
Facebook Removes 790 QAnon Groups to Fight Conspiracy Theoryhttps://t.co/mtw3IG08mv
Why? It's just a "conspiracy".... thanks for the free advertisement! https://t.co/jJfB4pVpGo pic.twitter.com/hO3TOpGQfN
— Warlord (@RealGeneralCaos) August 19, 2020
NYT: Facebook Removes 790 QAnon Groups to Fight Conspiracy Theory https://t.co/vdZIaHJC6E
— Will Rabbe (@WillRabbe) August 19, 2020
Facebook removes 980 Antifa groups, 520 Pages and 160 Ads https://t.co/TiDrXAxAK6
— Jack Posobiec ?? (@JackPosobiec) August 19, 2020
HEADS-UP: Facebook has just taken down the pages of @IGD_News, @crimethinc & others — part of a larger crackdown they announced today: https://t.co/dD1fX2fGYf
— ❤️Black Rose/Rosa Negra? (@BRRN_Fed) August 19, 2020
- Today we are taking action against Facebook Pages, Groups and Instagram accounts tied to offline anarchist groups that support violent acts amidst protests, US-based militia organizations and QAnon. https://t.co/xoanIjoSWo
— Cernovich (@Cernovich) August 19, 2020
Facebook just removed/downtrended large groups of accounts linked to violent attacks, including QAnon, militias, and protestors calling for riots.
— Molly McKew (@MollyMcKew) August 19, 2020
Super interesting that QAnon has now been included in the group of orgs “tied to violence” ... /1https://t.co/pIMvLahSXp
In banning anarchist accounts they define as "violent," Facebook is falling in lockstep with Donald Trump—putting the pieces in place to ensure that the police and Federal forces have a free hand to employ violence against civilians without consequence.https://t.co/C1BVHEgfdM pic.twitter.com/ZnDDRvozQz
— CrimethInc. (@crimethinc) August 19, 2020
I recommend reading this whole statement to see the extent to which Facebook is openly censoring and suppressing "anarchists" and "Antifa" at all levels. In their own words. No conspiracy theories needed.https://t.co/lJl8QS5Rok
— Shel?? (@workingdog_) August 19, 2020
9. Here is Facebook's full announcement. https://t.co/xymOIH12H2
— Nick Martin (@nickmartin) August 19, 2020
How @Facebook is addressing movements & organizations tied to violence. This gets to some of the hard questions around QAnon + militia group content. It also progresses away from binary options of remove/allow into recommendations & ranking spaces https://t.co/9hLMjZgvGY
— Erin Marie Saltman (@ErinSaltman) August 19, 2020
QAnon: Another hostile influence Op against America is biting the dust. https://t.co/eMQGxo5fCQ
— Eric Garland (@ericgarland) August 19, 2020
NEW: Facebook cracks down on QAnon, removing hundreds of groups and pages and limiting 10,000 Instagram accountshttps://t.co/nROPtzBdnI
— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) August 19, 2020
NEW: Facebook (finally) cracks down on Qanon https://t.co/7spedxCqrY
— Brandy Zadrozny (@BrandyZadrozny) August 19, 2020
QAnon groups hit by Facebook crack down:
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) August 19, 2020
Facebook also took down thousands of accounts, pages and groups as part en effort to limit violent rhetoric tied to QAnon, political militias and protest groups.https://t.co/S6Q23PNPtk
"If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine."https://t.co/pRT4rwkfhG
— Q+vibes (@qvibes2) August 19, 2020
It is shameful that it took Facebook so long to crack down on this Q lunacy.
— Strictly BLM (@christoq) August 19, 2020
Facebook removes hundreds of QAnon groups, thousands of ads https://t.co/GEXYwjkNeq
No joke, the reporting on QAnon and other conspiracy/extremism circles by @BrandyZadrozny and @oneunderscore__ has helped me pull a few family and friends back from the brink. Their work is really important. https://t.co/9h3FsTNiWB
— Andy Campbell (@AndyBCampbell) August 19, 2020
No comment ?
— 17grasshopper17 (@grasshopperxcc) August 19, 2020
QAnon groups hit by Facebook crack down
Facebook also took down thousands of accounts, pages and groups as part en effort to limit violent rhetoric tied to QAnon, political militias and protest groups.https://t.co/ly6lvr7e4w
Finally! It’s time to crack down on these dangerous conspiracy theorists. https://t.co/lkV05V47BX
— Scott Nevins (@ScottNevins) August 19, 2020
Facebook removes hundreds of QAnon groups, thousands of ads https://t.co/gcYqUBrdBF via @nbcnews
— Grandpa Snarky #FBR (@GrandpaSnarky) August 19, 2020
They banned some 900 Qanon pages and groups and 1,500 ads and restricted the reach of over 10,000 Instagram pages and almost 2,000 Facebook groups. https://t.co/7spedxCqrY
— Brandy Zadrozny (@BrandyZadrozny) August 19, 2020
QAnon is an elaborate, unfounded conspiracy theory alleging that Donald Trump is secretly saving the world from a group of prominent Satanic cannibals that run the world. The group has been linked to several violent, criminal incidents. https://t.co/f5lQvhXP7B
— Maggie O'Mara (@maggieKTVB7) August 19, 2020
17-Year-Old RuQuan “Ru” Brown created a Company Dedicated to Stop Gun Violence.
— cloqué (@cloqu2) August 14, 2020
source/ https://t.co/z2okLz2E1Y
image/ https://t.co/Nzn1KY91r9
Follow us on ?????????? @cloqu2 pic.twitter.com/YZ5T2LME8q
It’s night two of the DNC! Tune in to https://t.co/dYYqMx29hI from 8pm when I’ll be talking about the anniversary of the 19th amendment while watching the sun set over this beautiful Wilmington parking lot pic.twitter.com/ebUJXQHMxc
— Hannah Jewell (@hcjewell) August 18, 2020
Trump wants 2 out of 3? Preposterous. Loser talk https://t.co/Uof3fpRwau
— Jennifer Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) August 18, 2020
"Antifa" is a construction of right wing nazis.
— Isa-Lee Wolf (@IsaLeeWolf) August 15, 2020
Being anti-fascism is what we all should be. https://t.co/S0U8bF9mBc
QAnonみたいな陰謀論を信じる人達は、アカウント強制削除されたらされたで「陰謀だ!」って逆に盛り上がってしまいそうで、扱いが難しそう… https://t.co/cVSkYWzp9f
— 田所 淳 (@tadokoro) August 20, 2020
QAnon members incite & engage in violence. One threatened to kill Joe Biden.
— Christopher C. Alberto (@ChrisAlbertoLaw) August 20, 2020
The FBI warns QAnon poses a potential domestic terror threat.
Just before the election, as QAnon ramps up its activities, Trump coyly invites election violence.
What's up?https://t.co/cU6wI1Aewe
My day-old QAnon explainer is already out of date. (I wrote that "Mr. Trump has never directly addressed QAnon.") Still, if you're just joining us, here's the basics. https://t.co/ssdz5n3SLL
— Kevin Roose (@kevinroose) August 20, 2020
whoa whoa whoa @kevinroose this escalated quicklyhttps://t.co/E0N5LvGDbk pic.twitter.com/cc0EvElzR4
— Craig Mod (@craigmod) August 20, 2020
In case you were wondering where New Mexico Civil Guard's Facebook or Proud Boys page went!https://t.co/CzkqQrOOIk
— PROGRESSNOWNM (@ProgressNowNM) August 19, 2020
Facebook restricts more than 10,000 QAnon and US militia groups https://t.co/MGAyKUuBL0
— Walter van der Cruijsen (@wltrrr) August 20, 2020
A lot of QAnon groups were removed from Facebook today, but a lot still remain. The reaction to Trump's press conference that I'm seeing so far is JUBILANT. One example: https://t.co/btjEP6zk97 pic.twitter.com/yldCp4FJ3n
— Julia Carrie Wong (@juliacarriew) August 19, 2020
From me: “There needs to be a real change in how these platforms think about conspiracy theories and the real-world harm they cause,” said Cindy Otis, vice president of analysis for Alethea Group, an organization that investigates disinformation. https://t.co/7aM0VIi7cN
— Cindy Otis (@CindyOtis_) August 20, 2020
Facebook Removes 790 QAnon Groups to Fight Conspiracy Theory https://t.co/bYHpS0nN7a
— Patricia Campos Mello (@camposmello) August 20, 2020
Do more, Facebook.
— Wajahat "Wears a Mask Because of a Pandemic" Ali (@WajahatAli) August 20, 2020
Facebook Removes 790 QAnon Groups to Fight Conspiracy Theory https://t.co/lR3ij45A5c
Facebook removes 790 QAnon groups to fight conspiracy theory, restricting another 1,950 groups, 440 pages on Facebook and more than 10,000 accounts on Instagram related to the conspiracy group https://t.co/uENW7dqVTL
— Andreas Harsono (@andreasharsono) August 20, 2020
Big deal to remove QAnon groups just as they are gaining political traction: Facebook Removes 790 QAnon Groups to Fight Conspiracy Theory via @sheeraf https://t.co/9rVkMtvojl
— CeciliaKang (@ceciliakang) August 19, 2020
If only Social Media companies had curtailed the spread of this cancer when it first appeared, it wouldn’t have millions of followers boosting up Trump’s fragile ego: https://t.co/c73C5LpK73
— Dr. Kathie Allen #DemCast (@kathieallenmd) August 20, 2020
Working the refs is a great way to get Facebook not to enforce its own policies, exhibit 142342382https://t.co/8BMY1qT2fS pic.twitter.com/1xaJ5AfoOF
— Pema Levy (@pemalevy) August 19, 2020
You should read this.https://t.co/raNWLPFRry
— Brian Fishman (@brianfishman) August 19, 2020
Facebookが980もあったANTIFAグループ520ページ、160の広告を削除しました。その他暴力に関わる件も削除しています。 https://t.co/BsQN2vZWp4
— Ayaka ?? (@Ayaka2020LOVE) August 20, 2020
Facebook's craven choice to lump together anarchists and anti-fascists with far-right extremists under the pretense of "Addressing Movements and Organizations tied to Violence" has directly impacted a number of our @ChannelZeroNet accounts. https://t.co/2y4nsUg7H1
— Channel Zero (@ChannelZeroNet) August 19, 2020
This Axios article is inaccurate. It implies Facebook's crackdown was solely about QAnon. https://t.co/rTk2Dg2toB
— Memelord (@dailydigger19) August 19, 2020
BUT Facebook's official blog post announcement names ANTIFA groups also being on the chopping block https://t.co/wirTkZSL4P pic.twitter.com/8VYWYxqJDI
Facebook is now banning pages and content that encourage "riots," and anti-fascist organizing. Presumably the protest from Sunday night would qualify, simply because SPD declared it a riot, despite them instigating and perpetuating the violence.https://t.co/v9ChyNsl76
— Spek (@spekulation) August 19, 2020
FB on Wed. banned about 900 pages and groups and 1,500 ads tied to the pro-Trump conspiracy theory QAnon, part of a sweeping action that also restricted the reach of over 10k Instagram pages and almost 2k FB groups pushing the baseless conspiracy theory
— LiA (@LibsInAmerica) August 20, 2020
https://t.co/nJntYvat5i
This is good action and reported in exactly the right way: https://t.co/JUu62BIdoh
— Social Intelligence (@socintuk) August 19, 2020
Facebook is once again too late. Always too late. https://t.co/VSW2JxRXk3
— Ariel Bogle (@arielbogle) August 19, 2020
QAnon groups hit by Facebook crackdown https://t.co/bTz9M3AbGi
— Niles Edward Francis (@NilesGApol) August 20, 2020
Facebook removes hundreds of QAnon groups, thousands of ads;
— File411 (@File411) August 19, 2020
-down rank QAnon, militia and anarchist protest groups on users’ News Feeds
??a really BIG DEAL??
-will no longer be featured in the “recommendations” sidebar on similar pageshttps://t.co/7BTXAdPFzL via @nbcnews