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Re:Twitter Takedown Targets QAnon Accounts by Chazprime on Wednesday July 22, 2020 @09:49AM (#23916922)
> Should they be censured?

Well, look at what happened with Alex Jones and his Sandy Hook theories.

If they cause measurable harm to others, then yes media companies have a responsibility censure people on their platforms who spread conspiracy theories.

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Re:Twitter Takedown Targets QAnon Accounts by fortytwo79 on Wednesday July 22, 2020 @08:42PM (#23923068)
But who is keeping score? You can't censure Alex Jones and QAnon, then give the MSM outlets that pushed the Steele dossier a free pass. They caused measurable harm to an entire nation. Most of QAnon is innocuous, even if conspiratorial. I'd argue Q is far less dangerous than a national media outlet that knowingly pushes dangerous narratives.
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