The Reddit crackdown scattered QAnon’s growing online community, leaving new recruits scared or otherwise unable to post on 8chan with nowhere to go. But Anons soon found their way to sites that had both more potential recruits and more complacent executives. Social media platforms offer some obvious benefits for anyone looking to spread a conspiracy theory. Before the internet, a lone crank pushing strange ideas might have struggled to find allies in his neighborhood, or even his town. But on social media, conspiracy theorists can search the world for people who agree with them.
