Reddit banned all "QAnon" subs today

[Taleweaver]

So basically, QAnon is where all those "I was abducted by aliens!!!!!" peeps went after the X-files went off the air.


I think I've read an article on them, but really...are they really more than a bunch of idiots? Yes, they can incite rage and spread lies, but how are they going to amount to anything? If it wasn't an online thing, I'd be more afraid that they'd hurt each other. I mean...are they even able to hold discussions without people being suspicious? I'm not even joking: how can a group of paranoid people NOT be paranoid toward each other on an anonymous online platform?

 

[Joe88]

Did you actually read any of their stuff? They literally thought Obama was in Gitmo and that the "man" speaking at McCain's funeral was not Obama, but a hologram/cgi

I don't support banning them, but they were definitely NOT onto something.

In these situations I think 99% of the people are joking, but 1% are just crazy enough to believe it

I think he meant the "violence" and such or pedophiles which him or the media didn't provide any actual evidence of.
Also why are some people calling them nazis? Were they calling the for the extermination of minority groups or something? Just a bunch of loon stuff as far as I can tell that even goes past your typical alex jones conspiracy rant.

As fast mentioned, all this is going to do it feed into their conspiracy's that they were onto something and were shut down to silence them. They will just move elsewhere though and keep spreading and growing.

 

[Viri]

As fast mentioned, all this is going to do it feed into their conspiracy's that they were onto something and were shut down to silence them. They will just move elsewhere though and keep spreading and growing though.

It won't even end on Reddit, it'll just fuel the fire on Reddit, and make moderation to remove the stuff even harder there. They'll probably end up with more people researching the Q anon stuff on Reddit.

I bet the very fact that this thread exist, probably caused a few people to actually see wtf the Q anon shit is. My self included.

 

[kevin corms]

I sometimes accidentally end up in r/greatawakening. Didn't pay attention to it that much, but from what I remember, it was just more conspiracy theories nonsense. I didn't know how bad it was. Unfortunately, some people are going to claim it was censorship. In fact, just a quick glance at that site comments, people are taking about it. As if companies aren't allowed to moderate their sites anymore, especially when their rules are broken constantly. Let alone if the content isn't outright breaking the law.

They will use this to say conservatives are being censored...

 

[TotalInsanity4]

They will use this to say conservatives are being censored...

How is that different from any other day of the week, though

 

[Whole lotta love]

kinda sad cause that shit can be hella funny to go on when you're bored

 

[kevin corms]

How is that different from any other day of the week, though

Its not, the worst part is Tucker Carlson or someone like that will report it as conservatives being censored and then president Trump will take it seriously.

 

[KingVamp]

I'm pretty sure the "Q" is more than just an online thing, at this point.

Spoiler

 

[FAST6191]

Maybe they are all big star trek fans.

 

[Deleted-401606]

http://thehill.com/policy/technology/406344-reddit-bans-qanon-subreddit

Thoughts/opinions? IMO it's been a long time coming. I'd rarely wander over to that cesspool but when I did it was all about inciting violence, "researching" child pornography, and an extremely disturbing cult-like mentality. It's hard to tell exactly how many of the people there were being sincere, but there were plenty who would estrange themselves from their families and then post about it. All over an inexplicable belief in some internet rando shitting out open-ended conspiracy theories. Doesn't really seem worth it, especially now.

Unfortunately any community that attracts nerds is going to have some of these types.

 

[Xzi]

I think he meant the "violence" and such or pedophiles which him or the media didn't provide any actual evidence of.
Also why are some people calling them nazis? Were they calling the for the extermination of minority groups or something? Just a bunch of loon stuff as far as I can tell that even goes past your typical alex jones conspiracy rant.

As fast mentioned, all this is going to do it feed into their conspiracy's that they were onto something and were shut down to silence them. They will just move elsewhere though and keep spreading and growing.

They've still got The_Donald on Reddit, and that will probably never shut down given how much Spez defends it. They've posted memes about running over protestors with cars and the like, so about the same degree of unhinged that "Q" subs were. Then again, I'm not sure, the "Q" people might've been forced to make their own subs if even T_D decided they were too batshit crazy.

 

[Ev1l0rd]

if even T_D decided they were too batshit crazy.

There's such a thing as being too harsh for the_donald?

 

[Xzi]

There's such a thing as being too harsh for the_donald?

I guess so. It's probably more that T_D idolizes Trump and tries to elevate him to something he isn't, while the "Q" crowd pretends it's somebody behind the scenes in the administration who's accomplishing all the things Trump isn't. There are those that believe Trump is Q, but there's still plenty of infighting that goes on within those communities.

BTW, "Q" more than once slipped up and revealed his identity through screenshots/pictures. He's nobody important of course, but the followers go on pretending like it never happened.