YouTube follows Facebook in banning QAnon, but with caveats

YouTube’s ban is an attempt to stamp out the conspiracy without hindering the massive volume of news and political commentary on its service. — AFP

YouTube will ban videos that promote QAnon and other conspiracy theories, but only if they target specific people or groups, seeking to crackdown on potentially dangerous misinformation after criticism the service helped these fringe movements expand.

The decision comes a week after Facebook Inc said it would remove accounts associated with QAnon, a far-right movement that the FBI has reportedly labelled a domestic terrorism threat.