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Twitter just cracked down on QAnon for causing harm. Facebook has been making money off the conspiracy theory in ads.

Posted on AllSides July 23rd, 2020
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Twitter has announced a major crackdown on accounts promoting the extremist QAnon conspiracy theory. The move comes as Facebook has allowed and profited off of at least 144 ads promoting the conspiracy theory in some manner for the past year and a half.

On July 21, Twitter announced that it would suspend thousands of accounts connected to QAnon, which has been tied to multiple acts of violence. According to NBC News, Twitter said it will also “stop recommending accounts and content related to QAnon, including material in email and follow...

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https://www.mediamatters.org/qanon-conspiracy-theory/twitter-just-cracked-down-qanon-causing-harm-facebook-has-been-making-money

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