NEW: YouTube bans QAnon, other conspiracy content that targets individuals.
Since 2018, YouTube has taken a series of enforcement actions and policy changes to reduce QAnon content using existing rules against incitement to violence or revealing private information. These moves led to the removal of tens of thousands of QAnon videos and the termination of hundreds of Q-related channels, YouTube said.,"a lot" of QAnon videos have escaped moderation thus far because they are considered"borderline content,” having not violated any specific policy.
While not a blanket ban, YouTube expects the new policy to have a significant impact on the remaining QAnon content. QAnon followers have repeatedly falsely targeted the actor Tom Hanks, and searches for the actor on YouTube routinely return fantastical conspiracy theories. Hanks’ son, Chet Hanks,that he was “taking a break from social media for a while” this week because of abuse from QAnon followers.
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