Pinterest Is Still Hosting QAnon Content Despite Ban

A search for a widely used QAnon phrase was autocompleted by Pinterest’s search bar

Sarah Emerson
OneZero
Published in
4 min readOct 14, 2020

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Pinterest is the latest platform to enact a moderation policy specifically geared at QAnon, the far-right cult that began as an online conspiracy theory. On Wednesday, a spokesperson for Pinterest told Insider that it will “proactively…

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Sarah Emerson
OneZero

Staff writer at OneZero covering social platforms, internet communities, and the spread of misinformation online. Previously: VICE