Nextdoor, the neighborhood-based social network, is grappling with conspiracy theories and falsehoods surrounding the 2020 U.S. presidential election that have been making more noticeable waves on Twitter and Facebook of late.
Moderators of the social network have struggled to deal with QAnon content floating around the site, according to screenshots from the platform obtained by
The Verge. Now in the wake of last week’s insurrection at the Capitol, Nextdoor moderators wonder when they can expect concrete action from the company to crack down on content promoting conspiracies.
Since at least October, Nextdoor moderators have requested the social network explicitly ban QAnon content, as the company’s policies currently only ban “violent content” and “misinformation related to the Election and COVID-19,” but do not explicitly address QAnon conspiracy theories, nor the discussion of conspiracy theories more generally. Last week, moderators began pressing the company more
For months, Nextdoor moderators have struggled with the challenge of addressing QAnon content on its neighborhood sites but after last week’s deadly attack on the Capitol, the pressure between moderators and the company’s policy team may have reached a breaking point.
Nextdoor moderators scramble to address QAnon after Capitol attack
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For months, Nextdoor moderators have struggled with the challenge of addressing QAnon content on its neighborhood sites but after last week’s deadly attack on the Capitol, the pressure between moderators and the company’s policy team may have reached a breaking point.
Moderators have been asking Nextdoor to impose a ban against QAnon content since at least October, according to forum screenshots obtained by
The Verge. Last week, Nextdoor moderators began pressuring the company directly in the National Leads Forum, a private forum for moderators on the site. In screenshots of forum posts, obtained by