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Facebook Scrubs All QAnon Accounts From Its Platforms

Q CRACKDOWN

The tech giant has banned Facebook pages, groups, and Instagram accounts promoting the conspiracy theory “even if they contain no violent content.”

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Stephanie Keith

Facebook announced a sweeping ban on QAnon activity Tuesday, vowing to delete content related to the pro-Trump conspiracy theory movement on its platforms.

“Starting today, we will remove any Facebook Pages, Groups and Instagram accounts representing QAnon, even if they contain no violent content,” the company said in a press release.

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