In an email to Business Insider, Etsy said that product listings associated with certain movements are allowed as long as they don't violate the company's seller or prohibited items policies, which ban items that promote hate or that could incite violence.
As Amazon lists hundreds of QAnon-related items for sale, other tech companies have taken a more aggressive approach against QAnon content leading up to the 2020 presidential election.
And NBC News reported that Facebook was conducting an internal investigation into how extensive QAnon's reach was on its platform and found millions of followers to be active on the site.
The agency has tied QAnon beliefs to fueling acts of violence, including a man in Nevada who was arrested after blocking traffic with an armored truck stocked with rifles, ammunition, and body armor and professed himself a follower of the movement.
Amazon lists billions of products for sale on its site, and has taken a hands-off approach to moderating listings, which has landed the company in hot water in the past. Third-party sellers also reportedly use AI-generated listings to take advantage of the company's recommendations system, sometimes producing odd results that could go against company policies.
Boogaloo is another far-right movement that advocates for violent uprisings against both the government and those who identify with left-wing politics.
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