QAnon
QAnon & Anon & Anon
Episode 326 – October 9, 2020
Topics:
- Back To The Pandemic Future
- Ghost Kitchens
- Laborious Retweets
- Library Of Congress Search
- Refreshipedia
- Telepath
- How To Quash The Q
- Facebook Purges Q
- The Consequences Of A Digital Cult
- Brand Activism Statistics
During episode 326, BL and David discuss the mass delusion conspiracy theory known as QAnon, what social channels are doing to interrupt its spread, and the human consequences of this dangerous movement; how restaurants are innovating with ‘ghost kitchens’; a hilarious series of videos explaining the pandemic to our past selves; the Library Of Congress’ AI-powered newspaper archive search; Twitter’s measures against the spread of disinformation; Telepath, the new social media hotness; Wikipedia’s makeover;…and much, much more.
Best Practices
Explaining The Pandemic To My Past Self
Series of videos explaining what we’re going through to our past selves has gone wildly viral, with millions of views and is hilarious.
Restaurant Innovation
Restaurants are leveraging their kitchens to launch separate, takeout-only brands.
- ‘Ghost kitchens’ and ‘virtual food halls’ might be the next frontier in Twin Cities dining
- National Restaurant Association & Technomic Unveil Industry Findings on Technology & Off-Premises Sales Channels
Laborious Retweets
The changes will alter the look and feel of Twitter, increasing the amount of time a user must spend to retweet someone else’s comment.
- With Election Day looming, Twitter imposes new limits on U.S. politicians — and ordinary users, too
- Additional steps we’re taking ahead of the 2020 US Election
Library Of Congress Newspaper Search
The dataset includes more than 1.5 million newspaper photos.
- US Library of Congress launches AI tool that lets you search 16 million old newspaper pages for historical images
- Newspaper Navigator
Refreshipedia
Wikipedia, the only encyclopedia kids have ever known, is getting a new look to make it easier to navigate. It’s the first re-design in a decade.
Telepath
How a team of former Quora employees are using lessons learned from Twitter in an effort to make social networking fun again.
How To Quash The Q
Two years ago, Reddit had the internet’s biggest QAnon problem. Today, that problem is gone—but the company can’t really explain why.
Worst Practices
Facebook Purges The Q
Facebook says it has completely banned QAnon across all of its platforms, calling it a “militarized social movement.” But it hasn’t actually done that.
- Facebook completely bans QAnon and labels it a ‘militarized social movement’
- An Update to How We Address Movements and Organizations Tied to Violence
- QAnon High Priest Was Just Trolling Away as a Citigroup Tech Executive
Surreal Nightmare
Almost 200 people told what it’s been like to lose a loved one to the mass delusion of QAnon. Here’s what they said.
- Friends And Family Members Of QAnon Believers Are Going Through A “Surreal Goddamn Nightmare”
- Political Divides, Conspiracy Theories and Divergent News Sources Heading Into 2020 Election
Smiles
The publicity-hungry MPR Raccoon has moved out east and is trying to go national. #mprraccoon https://t.co/Dx64xDzEaC— Jason DeRusha (@DeRushaJ) October 7, 2020
Shiny New Stuff
B.L.’s Finds
David’s Finds
Politics
Newwwwmannn
Actor Wayne Knight, who played postman Newman on Seinfeld has released an anti-trump PSA urging people to vote.
Weekly Numbers
Brand Activism
So-called brand activism is evolving fast. When Colin Kaepernick first knelt during the US national anthem in 2016, professional football turned its back on him. Now, consumer and sports fan expectations are forcing brands to see activism as good for business.