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Facebook is banning all of QAnon’s conspiracy theory groups after classifying them as dangerous due to a wave of misinformation online.
QAnon, a far-right conspiracy theorist, alleges that the president Donald trump is a secret warrior against an alleged child trafficking ring run by celebrities and government officials. No part of the theory is based on facts.
In a blog post, Facebook said it is removing QAnon groups and pages on the platform, as well as Instagram accounts claiming to be representatives.
Facebook has started removing pages and groups from QAnon
The move intensifies an August policy that eliminated nearly 800 QAnon groups for promoting violence, showing intent to use weapons or attracting followers with patterns of violent behavior.
However, it allowed most of the QAnon groups to stay, although the content appears less frequently in the news.
Twitter also banned thousands of accounts not affiliated with QA in July and changed its algorithms to reduce the spread of the theory.
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Facebook staff will now find and delete groups and pages themselves rather than relying on user reports, the company said.
The company said it will begin enforcing the policy from Tuesday, but added that “it will take time and will continue in the coming days and weeks.”
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