Conspiracy theory QAnon is everywhere, including in podcasts


QAnon demonstrators protest child trafficking on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, on Aug 22, 2020. — AFP

A wave of bans. While social media companies are updating their policies to prohibit content promoting QAnon, adherents of this far-right conspiracy theory are turning to new platforms to promote their controversial ideology.

Among them are several podcast-hosting websites, according to a report by nonprofit Media Matters for America. The liberal media watchdog group found that Qanon-related podcasts and videos continue to spread on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Vimeo, with many supporters of the conspiracy theory uploading content recently banned from YouTube and Facebook to these platforms.

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