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YouTube Follows Facebook in Banning QAnon, But With Caveats
- Site targets conspiracies that ‘justify real-world violence’
- Tech giants take action after fringe movement gains momentum
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YouTube will ban videos that promote QAnon and other conspiracy theories, but only if they target specific people or groups, seeking to crackdown on potentially dangerous misinformation after criticism the service helped these fringe movements expand.
The decision comes a week after Facebook Inc. said it would remove accounts associated with QAnon, a far-right movement that the FBI has reportedly labeled a domestic terrorism threat.