Membership site Patreon is the latest major company to announce that they will be removing accounts that support the baseless theory that believes President Donald Trump is waging a secret war against satanic pedophiles and cannibals.
Last week, Patreon announced they are “taking a step to address” QAnon and remove all creator accounts that spread disinformation.
“While Patreon does not propagate this content directly, there are a small number of creators on the platform who have supported the QAnon conspiracy theory with their work,” the company said.
“Because of this, and the fact that we have seen a number of other online platforms become overrun with pages and groups actively focused around QAnon disinformation, we are taking action.”
TikTok recently joined fellow social media giants Twitter and Facebook in announcing QAnon crackdowns. Youtube has also announced a ban on the conspiracy theory, which has been linked to antisemitism.
Virtual exercise platform Peloton has removed hashtags related to QAnon, with online retailer Etsy also banning items all QAnon merchandise from sale as they violate their policies against products which “promote hate, incite violence, or promote or endorse harmful misinformation.”
Clothing you can purchase from retailers selling on eBay including the slogan “The storm is here.” The “storm” is a reference to a belief from QAnon supporters of the moment that Trump will start taking down the “deep state” and high-profile pedophiles, which include democrats and Hollywood personalities.
Other items include t-shirts with the letters WWG1WGA—an abbreviation of the QAnon slogan “Where we go one we go all.”
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