Twitter blocks 70,000 QAnon accounts after US Capitol riot

Twitter said it has suspended more than 70,000 accounts associated with the QAnon conspiracy theory (Ted S Warren/AP)

Twitter has announced it has suspended more than 70,000 accounts associated with the far-right QAnon conspiracy theory following last week’s US Capitol riot.

The social media company said that given the events last week in Washington DC, where a mob of pro-Trump loyalists tried to violently storm the Capitol building, it was taking action against online behaviour “that has the potential to lead to offline harm”.