In the week after the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection, Twitter suspended some 70,000 accounts associated with the right-wing QAnon radicalized movement, citing their role in spreading misinformation that was fueling real-world violence. The mass suspension significantly reduced the sharing of links to “low credibility” websites among Twitter users who followed the suspended accounts. AdvertisementThe study drew on a sample of some 500,000 Twitter users who were active at the time. He has said he prefers to limit the reach of problematic posts rather than to remove them or ban accounts altogether. Navaroli noted that the company had compiled the list of QAnon-affiliated accounts before Jan. 6.

Source: Washington Post June 06, 2024 23:47 UTC