{"id":50559,"date":"2020-08-20T19:03:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-20T16:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/facebook-removes-nearly-800-qanon-groups-over-safety-fears\/"},"modified":"2020-08-20T19:03:00","modified_gmt":"2020-08-20T16:03:00","slug":"facebook-removes-nearly-800-qanon-groups-over-safety-fears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/facebook-removes-nearly-800-qanon-groups-over-safety-fears\/","title":{"rendered":"#Facebook removes nearly 800 QAnon groups over safety fears"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> removes nearly 800 QAnon groups over safety fears<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-wrapper\" role=\"main\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>        August 20, 2020 <span>|<\/span> 12:03pm              <span>|<\/span> Updated <span>August 20, 2020 | 12:22pm<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n                        Facebook removed hundreds of QAnon conspiracy groups over concerns that they could threaten public safety.<\/p>\n<p>The social-media giant said Wednesday it took down more than 790 groups, 100 pages and 1,500 ads linked to the conspiracy theorist movement.<\/p>\n<p>Facebook has also blocked more than 300 hashtags and imposed restrictions on more than 1,950 groups, 440 Facebook pages and over 10,000 Instagram accounts in an effort to limit the spread of QAnon content, which includes baseless claims of a conspiracy between Democrats and pedophiles.<\/p>\n<p>The actions by Facebook were part of a broader crackdown on groups that have celebrated violence, shown intent to use weapons or have followers with \u201cpatterns of violent behavior.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The company said it also removed more than 980 groups, 520 pages and 160 ads linked to militia groups and organizations that encourage riots, \u201cincluding some who may identify as Antifa.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese movements and groups evolve quickly, and our teams will follow them closely and consult with outside experts so we can continue to enforce our policies against them,\u201d Facebook said in a blog post.<\/p>\n<p>Twitter announced its own crackdown on QAnon last month in which it reportedly removed more than 7,000 accounts and pledged to stop recommending content and accounts linked to the group.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"slideshow-16164922-1\">\n<div>\n<div>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"People participate in a \"Back the Blue\" rally\"  src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/qanon-facebook-03.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1024\" ><\/img><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n                            A man wearing a T-shirt supportive of QAnon participates in a &#8220;Back the Blue&#8221; rally in Brooklyn, New York.                                                          <\/p>\n<p>REUTERS\n                                                    <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"qanon-facebook-02 copy\"  src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/qanon-facebook-02-copy.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1024\" ><\/img><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n                            Marjorie Taylor Greene, a GOP congressional candidate, is accusing Facebook of &#8220;censorship&#8221; after the social media giant took down her campaign video targeting Antifa and promoting gun violence.                                                          <\/p>\n<p>Youtube\n                                                    <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n                Up Next\n                <\/p>\n<article target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/08\/20\/haitis-schools-re-open-but-many-parents-now-cant-afford-them\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/p>\n<p>            <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                PORT-AU-PRINCE \u2013 Haiti\u2019s school children missed class this year first&#8230;<br \/>\n                    <\/article>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>But that hasn\u2019t stopped the movement from gaining traction. QAnon-supporting businesswoman Marjorie Taylor Green won the Republican nomination for Georgia\u2019s 14th Congressional District last week, and former national security adviser Michael Flynn shared a video of himself on the Fourth of July swearing allegiance to the group.<\/p>\n<p>Facebook\u2019s announcement came hours before President Trump made his first public comments about QAnon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese are people that don\u2019t like seeing what\u2019s going on in\u00a0places like Portland and places like Chicago and New York and other cities and states. And I\u2019ve heard these are people that love our country,\u201d the president said, in response to a reporter\u2019s question.<\/p>\n<p>The FBI last year classified QAnon as a domestic terrorism threat.\n            <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/general\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">General category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>if you want to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">watch Movies<\/a> or Tv Shows go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/dizi.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dizi.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a> <\/span> for forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/08\/20\/facebook-removes-nearly-800-qanon-groups-over-safety-fears\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;#Facebook removes nearly 800 QAnon groups over safety fears&#8221; August 20, 2020 | 12:03pm | Updated August 20, 2020 | 12:22pm Facebook removed hundreds of QAnon conspiracy groups over concerns that they could threaten public safety. 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