Posted on 10/15/2020 8:40:59 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
Youtube on Thursday expanded its policies against hate and harassment to include removing content targeting an individual or group with a conspiracy theory like QAnon that has been linked to real-world violence.
The update comes less than a week after the platforms CEO Susan Wojiciki came under criticism for declining to commit to an outright ban of the sprawling QAnon conspiracy theory, a step Facebook took last week.
"I think if you look at QAnon, part of it is that it's a grassroots movement, and so you could see just lots and lots of different people who are uploading content that has different QAnon theories," she told CNNs Poppy Harlow. "We're very proactive in terms of removing it, and I think you'll see us continue to be so."
The new policy update is technically not a full ban, but a Google spokesperson told The Hill that the effect will be similar, saying that the vast majority of QAnon content on the platform would be affected.
Starting Thursday, videos that directly link any individual or group to QAnon could be removed. Youtube operates under a three strikes policy, where the first two violations result in a temporary freeze on posting and the third is grounds for banning an account.
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Jack Black (gone for three months/reassigned?)
Mac Truck.
Eyedigress.
Jon Preston.
Just off the top of my head.
I've been a "Paid Soros Plant" for years according
to certain folks on the Birftard threads and also
those in favor of kissing blogger butts.
You needa RESPECK, nukka.
Yes. Thanks.
Every website needs a school marm.
Nah, you're just a grumpy old Texican who feeds off negative vibes. Like that sparkly being in Star Trek that made the Humans fight the Klingons with swords.
Also folks that speak English are beneficial.
You don't like American English?
Is you some kinda COMMIE?
Actually that was pretty awesome.
Whatever I say or write is the model.
All peoples across the world need to hear me and adopt my vernacular.
It would be a better world.
Pay your own child support and quit giving them kids stupid names.
We kilt another thread.
Kirk and Kang, laughing.
This article prompted me to check YouTube. Sure enough, half of the channels I subscribed to have been removed.
This is clearly a coordinated attack from Twitter, Facebook and Youtube.
Many conservatives warned this would happen and this is why they should be broken up. Of course nothing happen to them and now we have a had digital burning. Reminiscent of Germany in the early 1930s.
One of Twitters senior communications managers used to be Kamala Harris press secretary.
Is this all starting to make sense now?
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