Facebook has moved against accounts spreading QAnon

related conspiracy content in another crackdown on

inauthentic behavior.

By Charlie Osborne for Zero Day

May 6, 2020 – 12:53 GMT (05:53 PDT)

"Facebook has moved against accounts spreading QAnon-related conspiracy content in another crackdown on inauthentic behavior.

In April's "Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior" report, Facebook said that a total of five pages, 20 Facebook accounts, and 6 groups were taken down for being associated with the QAnon network, made up of individuals that the social media giant says is dedicated to spreading "fringe conspiracy theories."

QAnon sprung up in 2017 on 4Chan, with a forum user dubbed "Q" posting a single conspiracy theory. The post claimed that US President Trump is the world's only hope against the "deep state" – a global network of the elite responsible for evil.

In the three years following, the QAnon movement has expanded to include misinformation surrounding COVID-19, such as fake cures, the virus being a bioweapon, and an overall downplay of the pandemic, as reported by The Conversation.

Reddit has previously banned QAnon subreddits. The accounts, pages, and groups removed by Facebook all originate from the United States."

https://www.zdnet.com/article/facebook-wipes-out-accounts-linked-to-fringe-conspiracy-qanon-content/

related to the story which broke yesterday