5G, Twitter and YouTube: The Challenge of Moderating Conspiracy Claims on the Origins of COVID-19

January 18, 2021 big tech, covid19, david icke, deep state, moon landing

Archived 2 years ago from EU DisinfoLab
5G, Twitter and YouTube: The Challenge of Moderating Conspiracy Claims on the Origins of COVID-19

by Maria Giovanna Sessa, Researcher at EU DisinfoLab This blogpost is part of the EU DisinfoLab Covid19 hub, an online resource designed to provide research and analysis from the community working on disinformation. These resources highlight how the Covid19 crisis has an impact on the spread of …

QAnon

January 17, 2021 big tech, deep state, marjorie taylor greene

Archived 6 years ago from Mint
Twitter bans Republican who promoted QAnon

Twitter Inc, on Sunday, locked the account of Republican U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a political newcomer known for promoting the baseless QAnon conspiracy theory. The social media platform suspended her account after the newly elected Georgia congresswoman sparred with a state …

QAnon

January 17, 2021 big tech, deep state, marjorie taylor greene

Archived 6 years ago from Reuters
Twitter locks account of Marjorie Taylor Greene, Republican who promoted QAnon

By Kanishka Singh 3 Min Read (Reuters) – Twitter Inc, on Sunday, locked the account of Republican U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a political newcomer known for promoting the baseless QAnon conspiracy theory. Slideshow ( 2 images ) The social media platform suspended her account after …

Fact check: CNN correction about Ted Cruz, Dorito chip is fake

QAnon

January 16, 2021 deep state

Archived 6 years ago from USA TODAY
Fact check: CNN correction about Ted Cruz, Dorito chip is fake

The claim: CNN published a correction about an alleged QAnon pin worn by Sen. Ted Cruz that turned out to be a Doritos chip A hoax about Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, a Dorito chip and a QAnon pin went viral on the internet, when users started sharing a screenshot of a purported correction issued by …

$Online far-right movements fracture in wake of Capitol riot$

QAnon

January 15, 2021 alex jones, deep state, fredrick brennan

Archived 6 years ago from NBC News
Online far-right movements fracture in wake of Capitol riot

Online far-right movements are splintering in the wake of last week’s Capitol riot, as some radical anti-government movements show signs of disillusionment with the relatively hands-off approach of some QAnon conspiracy theorists amid warnings of future violence. Users on forums that openly helped …

Loveworld breached broadcasting rules by airing Covid conspiracies, rules Ofcom

COVID-19

January 15, 2021 deep state

Archived 6 years ago from Aberdeen Evening Express
Loveworld breached broadcasting rules by airing Covid conspiracies, rules Ofcom

(Yui Mok/PA) Religious satellite television channel Loveworld breached broadcasting rules when it aired unsubstantiated conspiracy theories about coronavirus, Ofcom has ruled. During a 29-hour programme titled The Global Day Of Prayer, sermons presented “potentially harmful” claims about Covid-19, …

Extremists exploit a loophole in social moderation: Podcasts

QAnon

January 15, 2021 big tech, conspiracy, deep state, fauci

Archived 6 years ago from Associated Press
Extremists exploit a loophole in social moderation: Podcasts

Major social platforms have been cracking down on the spread of misinformation and conspiracy theories in the leadup to the presidential election, and expanded their efforts in the wake of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. But Apple and Google, among others, have left open a major loophole for this …

January 15, 2021 alex jones, deep state, qanon

Archived 2 years ago from The Soufan Center
IntelBrief: Will 5G Conspiracy Theories Motivate Future Acts of Violence?

Intelbrief / IntelBrief: Will 5G Conspiracy Theories Motivate Future Acts of Violence? January 15, 2021 5G sign in New York City (John Nacion/STAR MAX/IPx) Bottom Line Up Front Among the many conspiracies gaining traction is that COVID-19 results from radiation from electromagnetic frequencies …

Conspiracy

January 14, 2021 2020 election, 9/11, cia, deep state

Archived 6 years ago from Knowable Magazine
The enduring allure of conspiracies

The United States of America was founded on a conspiracy theory. In the lead-up to the War of Independence, revolutionaries argued that a tax on tea or stamps is not just a tax, but the opening gambit in a sinister plot of oppression. The signers of the Declaration of Independence were convinced — …

Conspiracy

January 14, 2021 bill gates, china, covid19, deep state, george soros, illuminati

Archived 6 years ago from The Straits Times
Conspiracy theories won’t die – but they could cause people to

I saw Martin (not his real name) after he was admitted to the hospital. The police had brought him in after he called them to report that he was being attacked by a group of people in his home. When the police arrived at his flat, he charged at them and had to be pinned down and cuffed. He later …

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