Patreon has updated its policies and can not assist creator accounts on its platform that “advance disinformation selling the QAnon conspiracy theory,” the corporate introduced in a weblog put up.
A “small variety of creators” on Patreon have supported QAnon with their work, the platform says, including it’s taking motion as a result of “plenty of different on-line platforms develop into overrun with pages and teams actively centered round QAnon disinformation.”
QAnon-dedicated creators recognized by Patreon’s coverage and belief & security groups could have their accounts eliminated, the weblog put up added. The coverage replace “applies solely to creators engaged in spreading QAnon-supporting disinformation,” the corporate stated; whereas simply “mentioning, entertaining, reporting on, or debunking QAnon” won’t be thought of in violation of its guidelines. “This coverage replace is solely addressing the propagation of disinformation associated to QAnon.”
QAnon is a false conspiracy theory that claims President Trump is secretly planning to arrest a hoop of high-profile Democratic politicians and celebrities for pedophilia or cannibalism, and that he sends them coded messages. It started to develop throughout social media platforms, and a number of other QAnon devotees have been accused of violence.
Different social media platforms have additionally tried to maintain QAnon content material from proliferating, with combined success. Facebook completely banned QAnon earlier this month, labeling it a “militarized social motion,” and Etsy banned all QAnon merchandise, for violating its insurance policies in opposition to selling hate and violence. Twitter also has banned QAnon-related accounts and has tried to scale back the unfold of associated content material, and even on-line train platform Peloton had to crack down after QAnon-related hashtags began displaying up in its courses.
