Twitter said Monday night that it has permanently suspended more than 70,000 accounts that were primarily sharing QAnon content.
The social media giant said enforcement of the accounts began Friday – one of several security measures the company implemented in the wake of the deadly congressional riots.
Twitter said many of the more than 70,000 accounts that were suspended were operated by a single user.
“These accounts engaged in the mass sharing of harmful content related to QAnon and were primarily dedicated to promoting this conspiracy theory,” Twitter said in a company blog post.
Twitter noted that as a result of its enforcement of QAnon, the number of followers of some users has changed.
The company said it has also increased enforcement of posts sharing false information about the 2020 election now that Congress has certified President-elect Joe Biden’s victory.
Other actions taken by Twitter include banning users from replying to, liking or retweeting posts that have been flagged as violations, and banning certain trending topics that violate the platform’s rules.
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