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Tech NewsOng’s Hat: The Early Internet Conspiracy Game That Got Too Real
On a sunny morning in early 2000, Joseph Matheny woke up to find conspiracy theorists camped out on his lawn again. He was making coffee when he noticed a face peering in a ground-floor window of the small, three-story building he rented in Santa Cruz. Past the peeper, there were three other men in their … Continued
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Tech NewsSelf-Described Proud Boy, QAnon Believer Arrested for Allegedly Murdering Brother With Sword
A 26-year-old Seattle man who described himself online as both a member of the far-right Proud Boys group and a believer in the sprawling QAnon conspiracy theory, Buckey Wolfe, is in custody after allegedly stabbing his brother in the head with a sword on Sunday, the Seattle Times reported. Prosecutors say Wolfe stabbed his brother … Continued
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Qanon Conspiracy Communities Banned From Reddit
Reddit on Wednesday removed its dedicated community for discussion of the ludicrous Qanon conspiracy. According to a notice that now replaces the subreddit, r/GreatAwakening, the impetus for ban—a last resort Reddit tends to avoid at all costs—lists “inciting violence, harassment, and the dissemination of personal information” as the cause. A second, smaller Qanon-related subreddit, r/the_greatawakening, … Continued
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Apple Yanks QAnon-Themed App From App Store After Reporters Notice, Still on Play Store Though
Apple has reportedly pulled QDrops, an app which sent alerts about the absolutely inane QAnon conspiracy theory, from its App Store after an NBC News inquiry into why the hell it and Google’s Play Store were profiting off of it. QAnon is an incredibly elaborate online conspiracist yarn that more or less boils down to … Continued
By Tom McKay