Tag Archives: Conspiracy Theory

TikTok blocks QAnon hashtags amid larger crackdown

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TikTok is joining Facebook and Twitter in cracking down on QAnon posts, at least to a degree. The social network told BBC News that had blocked multiple hashtags related to the unsupported conspiracy theory, including “QAnon” itself and related items...

Twitter clumsily fact-checks ‘5G corona’ tweets

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Twitter is getting more aggressive with the use its fact-checking label — it might even be hard to avoid the label in some cases. Business Insider and others have noticed that Twitter is displaying a “get the facts on COVID-19” link underneath seemin...

Viral conspiracy theory video tests companies’ misinformation policies

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A viral video peddling conspiracy theories about the coronavirus has become the latest flashpoint for social media platforms struggling to contain health misinformation. The video, an almost 30-minute clip from a film known as “Plandemic Movie” or “P...

UK carriers would appreciate you not setting cell towers on fire

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The arson attacks against 5G masts in the UK have become serious enough that carriers are joining together to put a stop to the incidents. EE, O2, Three and Vodafone have issued a joint statement both urging people not to set fire to cellular masts,...

YouTube will remove videos falsely linking COVID-19 to 5G

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The rash of bogus conspiracy theories tying the COVID-19 pandemic to 5G has led to cell tower arson and threats against engineers, and YouTube is planning to crack down on that misinformation. The Google-owned service said it will remove videos that...

YouTube bans secondary Alex Jones channel hosting NZ conspiracy videos

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YouTube has terminated a channel Alex Jones was reportedly using to skirt his ban from the platform. On a video posted on Resistance News, which was a secondary Infowars channel according to Media Matters, Jones described last week's New Zealand mosq...