Reddit Bans Qanon Subreddits After Series of Violent Threats - NBC4 Washington

Qanon devotees believe President Trump is waging a secret war with Robert Mueller to take down a global pedophile ring led by Hollywood celebrities and the Democratic Party

Published at 6:20 PM EDT on Sep 12, 2018 | Updated at 6:57 AM EDT on Sep 13, 2018

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FILE - David Reinert holds a large "Q" sign while waiting in line before a Trump rally, Aug. 2, 2018, at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes Barre, Pa.

Reddit banned one of its largest communities dedicated to discussion of the Qanon fringe conspiracy theory on Wednesday, citing the subreddit's repeated violations of the network's content policy.

The community, called /r/GreatAwakening, had more than 71,000 subscribers making over 10,000 comments on average per day before it was banned, NBC News reported. A backup subreddit, /r/the_greatawakening, was also banned, along with 17 other Qanon focused communities, including r/BiblicalQ and r/Quincels.

The Qanon subreddits have been host to escalating threats of violence from proponents of the conspiracy theory — despite repeated calls from the community’s moderators urging them to stop.

Qanon devotees falsely believe that President Donald Trump is secretly waging a war with special counsel Robert Mueller to take down a global pedophile ring led by Hollywood celebrities and the Democratic Party, most notably Hillary Clinton.