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Twitter banned prominent pro-Trump figures Sidney Powell, Mike Flynn and Ron Watkins Friday for posting QAnon content, as the social media company faces increasing pressure to ban accounts linked to the ideology behind the Capitol Building riot.
Attorney Sidney Powell, a member of President Donald Trump’s legal team, speaks during a rally on … [+]
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In a statement, Twitter said it banned those accounts for violating its Coordinated Harmful Activity policy “given the renewed potential for violence surrounding this type of behavior in the coming days.”
QAnon supporters were heavily involved in the pro-Trump mob who stormed Capitol Hill, and as a result Twitter said it will step up enforcement against the conspiracy theory by permanently suspending accounts “solely dedicated to sharing QAnon content.”
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