You might think that the QAnon conspiracy has disappeared from big social media sites. Since the start of the year, Twitter and Facebook have removed tens of thousands of accounts and pages dedicated to QAnon. But it's far from winding down. It's grown up.
. In the four years since someone calling themselves “Q” started posting enigmatic messages on fringe internet discussions boards, QAnon has grown up.That’s partly because QAnon now encompasses a variety of conspiracy theories, from evangelical or religious angles to alleged pedophilia in Hollywood and the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, said Jared Holt, a resident fellow at the Atlantic Council’s DFRLab who focuses on domestic extremism. “Q-specific stuff is sort of dwindling,” he said.
For social platforms, dealing with this faceless, shifting and increasingly popular mindset is a far more complicated challenge than they’ve dealt with in the past. Online, such groups now blend into the background. Where Facebook groups once openly referenced QAnon, you’ll now see others like “Since you missed this in the so called MSM,” a reference to the mainstream media. This page boasts more than 4,000 followers who post links to clips of Fox News’ Tucker Carlson and links to articles from right-wing publications such as Newsmax and the Daily Wire.
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