Thread by @_MAArgentino

.@jaredlholt buddy I love you but I have a snall bone to pick with you about this latest report of yours. Its good BUUUUT "QAnon’s hallmark catchphrases evaporating from the mainstream internet" link.medium.com/wlCazaZHzgb

From a methodological perspective what was measured I don't think is too much of a problem however I think it is important to take note that the data sources that were used are not complete. The report does acknowledge that is not using data from telegram however that is a flaw.

Telegram plays an important role in the QAnon ecosystem, not only in the US but transnationally currently there are over 600 qanon telegram channels. The volume of content there might challenge the finding that qanon is not able to Outpost it's counterparts on mainstream media.

Also to other important data sources such as mewe and cloudhub we're also not included which do have a fair size QAnon community on those platforms. To that end I would argue that the report is not incorrect but incomplete.

therefore the conclusions that were made in the axials report need to be taken with a grain of salt. As without including data from telegram I do not think any research about qanon can be complete at this time.

https://twitter.com/ashleyrgold/status/1397554528203984901?s=19

Also it is important to note that since January 2021 there has been a shift in tone and narratives and behaviors whereby some of the content might not be captured in scraping.

Now it is important to acknowledge how difficult it is to get data from these platforms especially quality data to that end it is important to realize that research in this space is going to be incomplete and that any conclusions drawn off this research need to acknowledge this.

A mixed method approach is going to be one of the best solutions to deal with this challenge. It is important to acknowledge that the QAnon community is evolving and I might not be the same qanon movement that was present on Twitter and Facebook in 2020

Now this is something that the report does acknowledge however journalists are going to use this report for their own writing need to acknowledge these nuances as they are important understanding the evolution of these spaces

However the conclusion that @jaredlholt makes about how there has been a decrease of queue on content on these platforms are correct however these have been changing and growing consistently in a different form.

It is also important to remember that parler went down following the events of January and that job was not able to keep up with all the new individuals trying to join in the platform and basically ddosed itself

As a reaction to that a lot of the influencers in the QAnon community moved to Telegram. Additionally influencer neon Revolt locked the largest q and on group on gab subsequently limiting its capacity to share and spread content which also would bias the results in the report

Overall it's a good report & if you read it in details you will understand the nuances of the situation but I think it is important to acknowledge that an analysis that does not include telegram is not complete and if you are going to use this report you must include the nuances