It was, in short, an well-organized and media-savvy operation. They had a specific goal, a message about government corruption, community-generated media assets and a focused media strategy. Everyone who participated was a motivated volunteer who simply wanted to get the message out. All of these efforts were inspired by the mysterious 8chan poster known as “Q,” whom they believe is a high-level government official close to Trump and releases information in cryptic messages known as “Q Drops.” QAnon believers thought the release of Nunes memo would finally expose the corruption of the “deep state” and possibly even destroy the mainstream media.
Did the campaign work? The overall #releasethememo campaign, of which 8chan anons played only a part, was wildly successful. An analysis by the social media intelligence group New Media Frontier found that #releasethememo campaign’s movement from social media to fringe media to mainstream media was “so swift that both the speed and the story itself became impossible to ignore.” The full extent of 8chan’s contribution is unknown, but the anons’ goals for the campaign (excepting the destruction of Q’s corrupt cabal enemies in the fictional QAnon world) were fully realized.
Through crowdsourced efforts, these anons collectively command remarkable power to spread a message on social media and beyond. As social media continues to shape the ways Americans consume news and discuss politics, the chans’ power stands to grow. The issues that motivate people to vote, write their congressmen, hold protests and argue online will be set by anonymous people with unknown agendas on platforms designed to keep less tech-savvy “normies” away.
Even MSM admits power of this board.
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