Qanon banned on Reddit after months of violent threats
Reddit banned its largest community focused on the fringe conspiracy theory Qanon on Wednesday, claiming the subreddit was cut off due to repeated violations of the terms of our content policy. The community, called /r/GreatAwakening, had more than 71,000 subscribers making over 10,000 comments on average per day before it was banned. A backup subreddit, /r/the_greatawakening, was also banned, along with 17 other Qanon focused communities, including r/BiblicalQ and r/Quincels.
The common interest groups that make up Reddit, has been the scene of violent threats based on conspiracy theory despite repeated calls from community moderators urging them to stop, especially in recent weeks. Qanon supporters mistakenly believe that President Donald Trump is secretly waging a war against the deep state. The threats to kill Clinton invaded Awakening earlier this month, when users were outraged by a Qanon-based theory that it was dropping military aircraft from the sky. The members of the Great Awakening implored the community to "kill all enemies"
A spokesman for Reddit confirmed the banning :
“As of September 12, r/greatawakening has been banned due to repeated violations of the terms of our content policy. We are very clear in our site terms of service that posting content that incites violence, disseminates personal information, or harasses will get users and communities banned from Reddit."
In March, Reddit shut down the original Qanon subreddit, /r/CBTS_stream, for the same reason, after it was found to be “encouraging or inciting violence and posting personal and confidential information.” Reddit also banned its moderators from the site. The group had more than 20,000 subscribers at the time. Qanon believers have grown increasingly restless in recent weeks as several prophecies of “Q,” the purported government leaker sharing secrets to Qanon followers on 4chan, were proven wrong.
So, QAnon is dead, over, done, finished
@AnarchoPirate