Facebook Vs. QAnon Groups

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Facebook took the notable action of removing accounts that promoted QAnon yesterday, as my colleague Scott Nover reported.

Individuals who express those beliefs on Facebook will still be able to do so (as long as they don't violate site rules). However, the platform will now limit their ability to formally organize on their channels.

Facebook's decision has parallels to its competitors: Twitter, among other actions, banned 7,000 accounts associated with QAnon last month; TikTok removed QAnon hashtags; Reddit removed QAnon subreddits.

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