Somehow on find Facebooks new found interest in preventing racism, hate speech and racism rather disingenuous. As they've never shown any interest in such polices in the nearly four years Donald Trump has been in office. He's the worlds biggest purveyor of conspiracy theories, racism and white nationalism. So, why now? Has Facebook changed its terms of use because they believe its the right thing to do or was because they see a backlash towards their indifference in stopping such groups from promoting ideas that are in contravention to the beliefs of a wider public.
Facebook will ban any groups, pages or Instagram accounts that “represent” QAnon, the company announced Tuesday, in a sharp escalation of its attempt to crack down on the antisemitic conspiracy movement that has thrived on its platform.
The policy will apply to groups, pages or Instagram accounts whose names or descriptions suggest that they are dedicated to the QAnon movement, a Facebook spokesperson explained. It will not apply to individual content.
Just two months ago, Facebook had no policy on QAnon, a baseless internet conspiracy theory whose followers believe without evidence that Donald Trump is waging a secret battle against a world-ruling cabal of child-traffickers.
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