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From the article: Reuters reports that Official Q/QAnon "crossed the line" on bullying, harassment, hate speech and the sharing of potentially harmful misinfor
by ljf 6y ago
From the article:
Reuters reports that Official Q/QAnon "crossed the line" on bullying, harassment, hate speech and the sharing of potentially harmful misinformation.
The FBI last year issued a warning about "conspiracy theory-driven domestic extremists" and designated QAnon a potential domestic extremist threat.
- marcrosoft 6y agoIt is worth noting that major religious groups are, and continue to be, designated as domestic (extremist) threats. Quakers were "extreme". It is very dangerous to give the gov. authority to choose which beliefs are extreme and which are not.
- moomin 6y agoIndeed, "religious" facebook groups that cross that line are candidates for banning as well. Problem with conspiracy theories in general is it inevitably ends up with demonising some group or other that's "suppressing" the "truth"? Want to argue the world is flat? Fill your boots. Start to say there's a cabal of scientists with nefarious motives? You're heading toward the hate speech line. Plan breaking into prominent scientists homes to obtain evidence? The line's behind you.