QAnon Is Just Getting Started, Despite Twitter’s Crackdown

TOO LATE

The movement QAnon built on social media platforms has already moved into the real world—and established a foothold in the Republican Party.

Politics Reporter

Published Jul. 22 2020 2:01PM EDT

Twitter announced Tuesday that it’s done letting the QAnon conspiracy theory run rampant on its site, setting the stage to ban 7,000 QAnon accounts and limit the voice of roughly 150,000 more.

But Twitter’s crackdown comes too late to stop QAnon’s growth.

Will Sommer

Politics Reporter

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QAnon Is Just Getting Started, Despite Twitter’s Crackdown

The movement QAnon built on social media platforms has already moved into the real world—and established a foothold in the Republican Party.

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Will Sommer