Facebook Tried to Limit QAnon. It Failed. (Published 2020)
The social network tried cracking down on the spread of the conspiracy theory and other extremist material. But QAnon groups are still flourishing on the site.
Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/18/technology/facebook-tried-to-limit-qanon-it-failed.html
Perhaps the most jarring part? At times, Facebook’s own recommendation engine — the algorithm that surfaces content for people on the site — has pushed users toward the very groups that were discussing QAnon conspiracies, according to research conducted by The New York Times, despite assurances from the company that that would not happen.