Facebook moves from restricting QAnon content to removing it; YouTube follows on 15 October.
Platforms expand QAnon enforcement policies
Event Not yet reviewed This page has not yet been through the automated review pipeline.Facebook announces it will remove all Pages, Groups and Instagram accounts representing QAnon; YouTube expands its policies nine days later, each company citing links to real-world harm.
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Meta (Facebook). An Update to How We Address Movements and Organizations Tied to Violence. (2020). Originally posted 19 August 2020 and updated 6 October 2020, the date of this entry. The 6 October update states Facebook will remove any Facebook Pages, Groups and Instagram accounts representing QAnon even where they contain no violent content, and gives the company's stated rationale.
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YouTube. Managing Harmful Conspiracy Theories on YouTube. (2020). Announcement of 15 October 2020 prohibiting content that targets a person or group with conspiracy theories that have been used to justify real-world violence, naming QAnon and Pizzagate as examples.
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October 6, 2020
Platforms expand QAnon enforcement policies
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