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Social media platforms are taking a stand against conspiracy theories running rampant on their websites. In the wake of the COVID vaccine, that’s more important than ever. In that vein, Facebook is set to ban anti-vax conspiracy theories in order to prevent misinformation about the COVID vaccine.

Patreon has become the latest company to ban QAnon supporters from mentioning the theory on their platform.

YouTube is banning all QAnon related content, as well as conspiracy content that targets individuals. With barely two weeks until the presidential election, will this be a case of “better late than never” or “a day late and a buck short?” Perhaps every little bit helps slow down the craziness, but will it be enough?

Etsy is also going to remove all of its QAnon-related merchandise, for fear that the conspiracy theory will harm the upcoming election.

Facebook is also taking action to stop the spread of the QAnon conspiracy theory by banning it on the platform. Hopefully this means that QAnon won’t impact the election. NAACP president Derrick Johnson has called Facebook a “threat to democracy.” He is one of the leaders the ongoing Facebook boycott, and he also said the boycotters won’t quit until Facebook makes changes.

Twitter has banned 7,000 accounts related to the QAnon conspiracy theory, all of whom have violated the site’s policy on harassment. Twitter will also limit the spread of QAnon-related misinformation, which is expected to impact another 150,000 users. Unfortunately, QAnon conspiracists believe that big companies like Twitter are already part of a conspiracy against freedom, so this is basically guaranteed to go poorly.

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