According to Reuters, on the evening of January 11th local time, American social media Twitter said that more than 70,000 accounts have been blocked since Friday (8th), which are mainly used to share the so-called QAnon conspiracy theory content.
Twitter announced later on the 11th: “In light of the violence in Washington, D.C. and the increased risk of injury, we have permanently blocked thousands of accounts mainly for sharing QAnon content from Friday afternoon.”
Twitter company said: “These accounts are used to share harmful content related to QAnon on a large scale, and are mainly committed to spreading this conspiracy theory throughout Twitter.”
It is reported that Twitter said last week that it would permanently block accounts that promote QAnon content and ban well-known figures who promote right-wing conspiracy theories.
Reuters pointed out that supporters of QAnon have spread a lot of conspiracy theories on social media, including unfounded claims, such as claiming that Trump is secretly fighting against a group of child pornography predators, including famous Democrats, Hollywood celebrities and “deep Allies of the government.
On the afternoon of January 6th, local time, hundreds of Trump supporters broke into the Capitol to put pressure on the joint meeting of the Senate and the House of Representatives, which was certizing the results of the presidential election Electoral College.
The meeting was forced to be suspended, the lawmakers were evacuated urgently, and five people were killed in the congressional riots, including one A congressional policeman
After the riots in the U.S. Congress, Twitter frozen Trump’s account for 12 hours. After the account was unfrozen, Trump released a short video promising an orderly transfer of power and condemned the riots, but he did not mention that he and his supporters were related to the riots.
On the morning of the 8th, Trump tweeted again: “75 million great American patriots voted for me…
They will make a great voice for a long time to come. They will not be treated with disrespect or unfairly in any way, in state or form!” That night, Twitter announced its decision to permanently block Trump’s personal account “in view of the risk of further incitement to violence”.
