Discussion

• @alkapdc Alex Kaplan on x

  Major QAnon YouTube channel Patriots' Soapbox has been banned from YouTube following the platform's announced QAnon crackdown. https://twitter.com/...

• @brandyzadrozny Brandy Zadrozny on x

  BREAKING: From me and @oneunderscore__ YouTube bans QAnon, Pizzagate, and other conspiracy content that targets individuals. https://www.nbcnews.com/...

• @kevinroose Kevin Roose on x

  Breaking: YouTube is cracking down on QAnon and Pizzagate, citing the threat of offline violence. https://www.nytimes.com/...

• @alkapdc Alex Kaplan on x

  A reminder that as YouTube bans Patriots' Soapbox, it remains up on Roku, even though Roku previously removed another QAnon channel & prohibits content that is “unlawful, incited illegal activities, or violates third-party rights.” https://www.mediamatters.org/ ... https://twitte…

• @oneunderscore__ Ben Collins on x

  A sign that this QAnon YouTube takedown is truly sweeping: A lot of Q influencers on YouTube who have literally made a living falsely accusing people of pedophilia and Satanic murder are threatening to sue YouTube as their grift is now in shambles. https://www.nbcnews.com/...

• @kevinroose Kevin Roose on x

  YouTube's updated policies will prohibit “content that threatens or harasses someone by suggesting they are complicit in one of these harmful conspiracies.” Videos that discuss QAnon/Pizzagate without targeting people/groups won't be affected. https://blog.youtube/...

• @cassieglows Cassie on x

  I'm not a Q person.. but this is censorship. If you're doing this you need to also remove flat earth videos, Bigfoot, ufos. Where do you draw the line? We should be able to see differing viewpoints. Instead you're forcing us to only see your “approved” viewpoints. https://twitter…

• @karaswisher Kara Swisher on x

  And three makes it a trend: YouTube joins Silicon Valley peers in preelection QAnon clampdown https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

• @oneunderscore__ Ben Collins on x

  In our reporting, YouTube was QAnon's largest remaining radicalization driver. This enforcement action puts YouTube somewhere in between Twitter (make QAnon accounts harder to find, ban overt harassment) and Facebook (outright ban on QAnon content). https://www.nbcnews.com/...

• @benleemusic Ben Lee on x

  Way too late, but glad to see most platforms are finally pulling their act together. #qanonsense https://www.nytimes.com/...

• @jgreenblattadl Jonathan Greenblatt on x

  Good to see @YouTube taking additional action to tackle #antisemitism, conspiracy theories, QAnon and other hateful activity on the platform. We will continue to watch to ensure that these new policies are enforced properly. https://blog.youtube/...

• @susanwojcicki Susan Wojcicki on x

  Today we're taking another step in our efforts to curb hate and harassment by removing more conspiracy theory content used to justify real-world violence. Read more: https://blog.youtube/...

• @nealmohan Neal Mohan on x

  As misinformation and harmful conspiracy theories evolve, we evolve our policies to meet the challenges they pose. Today, we're expanding our hate & harassment policies to prohibit such content that has been used to justify real-world violence... https://blog.youtube/...

• @ijoveva Irena Joveva on x

  Good step YouTube cracking down QAnon conspiracy theory. Indeed, content that targets an individual or group with conspiracy theories that are used to justify real-world violence, has to be taken down 👇 https://www.nytimes.com/...

• @ajcglobal American Jewish Committee on x

  Good news: @YouTube has announced that it will crack down on QAnon and other dangerous conspiracy theories. We applaud Youtube for taking crucial steps to curb the spread of antisemitism and all form of hate on its platform. https://www.nytimes.com/...

• @rwindrem Robert Windrem on x

  Why did this and other moves by social media take so long? Is it a realization that a blue wave could upend their business model? There's an arrogant Silicon Valley libertarian ethic that eschews any kind of greater responsibility. The prospect of losing a fortune changes things …

• @morningconsult @morningconsult on x

  Earlier this week, we released a poll showing 47% of social media users said that conspiracy theory content - including QAnon ideas - should be removed from social media platforms. https://morningconsult.com/... https://twitter.com/...

• @mat Mat Honan on x

  YouTube Just Announced A Partial QAnon Ban https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ... via @janelytv

• @brandyzadrozny Brandy Zadrozny on x

  Please understand the restraint I'm exercising by not keeping a running tally of every big QAnon account I've watched flourish on YouTube over the years go down today. It's really something.

• @oneunderscore__ Ben Collins on x

  This really is a massive takedown of the biggest QAnon accounts on YouTube. https://twitter.com/...

• @mattrosoff Matt Rosoff on x

  No, YouTube didn't ban QAnon. Their wording was very specific. @jenn_elias with the story here: https://www.cnbc.com/...

• @kevinroose Kevin Roose on x

  YouTube's QAnon crackdown appears to be hitting many/most of the movement's biggest channels. Some of these had hundreds of thousands of subs. https://twitter.com/...

• @kevinroose Kevin Roose on x

  YouTube has been a major asset for QAnon since the early days, when redpill videos like “The Plan to Save the World” got millions of views and hooked new believers in with false claims about Satanic pedophiles. They built their own talk shows, influencer networks, etc.

• @samueloakford Samuel Oakford on x

  Am I wrong in reading YouTube's release as not explicitly banning QAnon? https://blog.youtube/... https://twitter.com/...

• @brandyzadrozny Brandy Zadrozny on x

  This matters—QAnon videos are still coming up in recommendations, and they act as the superhighway to red-pilling. BUT, so many folks have already been radicalized by this content. And YouTube acts less like a community than FB or Twitter. https://www.nbcnews.com/...

• @ejdickson Ej Dickson on x

  BREAKING: YouTube, one of the platforms that have arguably done the most to mainstream QAnon, is finally banning the conspiracy theory, removing tens of thousands of videos and hundreds of channels: https://blog.youtube/...

• @oliverdarcy Oliver Darcy on x

  Earlier this year, I raised the fact w/YouTube that there was a significant volume of content on its platform accusing top celebrities of being complicit in child sex rings. The YouTube spokesperson at the time repeatedly declined to say whether such content violated its rules. h…

• @jbillinson Josh Billinson on x

  now that all those horses are out of the way, I can finally secure this barn door https://twitter.com/...

• @travis_view Travis View on x

  QAnon followers commonly credit the YouTube videos “The Plan To Save The World” by Joe M and “Fall Cabal” for their radicalization. Those videos were also axed by this policy. If YouTube catches ban evasions, this crackdown will be substantial. https://twitter.com/...

• @kevinroose Kevin Roose on x

  YouTube claims that changes to its recommendations algo months ago cut views on QAnon content, but the movement was still hanging on. Will be interesting to see whether big Q influencers like Patriot's Soapbox pack up and move, or just tone down slightly and keep going.

• @oneunderscore__ Ben Collins on x

  As far as we can tell, all of the major radicalization-driving QAnon videos — some of which have tens of millions of views — are still up at press time. YouTube said enforcement will take a minute. We'll keep you updated. https://www.nbcnews.com/...

• @oneunderscore__ Ben Collins on x

  NEW from @BrandyZadrozny + me: YouTube says it is banning QAnon, other conspiracy content that targets individuals https://www.nbcnews.com/...

• @oneunderscore__ Ben Collins on x

  So many people we talked to who said they fell into QAnon during the pandemic claimed they got there through YouTube recommendations, or friends telling them to watch a ten-part YouTube series about the cabal. That recruiting engine is now under threat. https://www.nbcnews.com/..…

• @xoxogossipgita @xoxogossipgita on x

  *laughs in gamergate* https://twitter.com/...