Fueled by the internet, conspiracy theories are having a big moment in America. They're driving online chat room conversations, influencing our politics and adding to the polarization threatening to undermine our democracy.
But habits are hard to break. After weeks of ignoring her feed, Ramona logged back on to Facebook. She missed the sense of community she had found in QAnon forums — the people, not the beliefs — and wanted to reconnect… But the Facebook group was gone, purged by Facebook
Deplatforming works. It’s true they’ll go somewhere else, but they’ll lose lots of people every time.
Deplatforming works. It’s true they’ll go somewhere else, but they’ll lose lots of people every time.