Alex Jones’ day of reckoning continues.
YouTube just became the latest platform to remove Jones’ account for violating its policies. The Alex Jones channel, which had more than 2 million subscribers, was yanked from YouTube Monday.
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Facebook deletes 4 pages belonging to Alex Jones and InfoWars
Don’t ask for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for Alex Jones.
The controversial conspiracy theorist and talk show host has found himself on the end of Facebook’s ban hammer once again. The social media platform announced on Monday morning they had comp…
Facebook has removed 4 Infowars pages — but not because of fake news
There’s yet more Alex Jones/Infowars news. Facebook yanked four of the conspiracy theorist’s videos from its platform last week, and now it has finally taken more stringent action after it removed four Infowars pages from the social network entirely. Over the weekend Spotify, Stitcher and Apple all removed Infowars audio content from their platforms days after YouTube […]
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Apple has taken a strong stand on InfoWars founder Alex Jones.
According to BuzzFeed, five InfoWars podcasts including War Room and The Alex Jones Show were removed from the iTunes and Podcasts directory, leaving only RealNews with David Knight available on the platform.
An Apple spokesperson confirmed to the news outlet it had taken down some of InfoWars’ podcasts.
The spokesperson added the company “does not tolerate hate speech, and we have clear guidelines that creators and developers must follow to ensure we provide a safe environment for all of our users.” Read more…
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Apple has followed the lead of Google and Facebook after it removed Infowars, the conspiracy theorist organization helmed by Alex Jones, from its iTunes and podcasts apps. Unlike Google and Facebook, which removed four Infowars videos on the basis that the content violated its policies, Apple’s action is wider-reaching. The company has withdrawn all episodes of […]
View More Apple has removed Infowars podcasts from iTunesSpotify becomes the latest tech platform to reject Alex Jones
Yesterday, Spotify became the third tech platform in just over a week to take a stance on Alex Jones’s controversial far-right and conspiracy theorist content. The streaming service removed several Infowars podcast episodes due to their violation of the policy against hate content that Spotify released in May. This action follows strikes given against Jones by both […]
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Facebook and YouTube hit far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones with minor bans over the last week. Now YouTube has joined the fray.
The streaming service said it removed some, but not all, of the The Alex Jones Show, citing violations of its hateful content policy.
“We take reports of hate content seriously and review any podcast episode or song that is flagged by our community,” a Spotify spokesperson told Recode in a statement.
“Spotify can confirm it has removed specific episodes of ‘The Alex Jones Show’ podcast for violating our hate content policy.” Read more…
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After threatening Special Counsel Robert Mueller and accusing a Parkland survivor of being a crisis actor, InfoWars host Alex Jones is finally, sorta kinda, facing repercussions.
Facebook recently suspended Jones for 30 days and took down four of his videosYouTube removed four videos as well, issuing Jones a “strike.” Receiving three strikes would kick Jones off YouTube, however, strikes also expire after three months.
Far quieter, however, has been digital streaming platform Spotify, who continues — despite some outrage — to host multiple InfoWars podcasts from Jones on site.
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A mere matter of days after InfoWars founder Alex Jones received yet another YouTube strike — but wasn’t banned — he’s been hit with a 30-day block on Facebook.
Jones received another strike on YouTube this week for violating community guidelines in four videos, which have since been taken down.
A Facebook spokesperson confirmed in an email that the social network has enforced a 30-day time out for Jones after he was found to have violated Facebook’s Community Standards.
“Our Community Standards make it clear that we prohibit content that encourages physical harm [bullying], or attacks someone based on their religious affiliation or gender identity [hate speech],” said a Facebook spokesperson. Read more…
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View More Facebook bans ‘InfoWars’ founder Alex Jones for 30 daysYouTube punishes Alex Jones’ channel for breaking policies against hate speech and child endangerment
Google confirmed it has issued a strike against Infowars founder Alex Jones’ YouTube channel for breaking the video platform’s policies against child endangerment and hate speech. Four videos were also removed. The strike means Jones’ channel will not be allowed to live stream for 90 days. In a statement emailed to reporters, a Google representative said […]
View More YouTube punishes Alex Jones’ channel for breaking policies against hate speech and child endangermentAmazon Prime is filled with Alex Jones conspiracy theory videos it calls ‘documentaries’
Amazon Prime’s documentary genre features many Academy Award-winning feats of investigative journalism. But it has a problem: Amazon categorizes legitimate documentaries from HBO and PBS in the same way that it does conspiracy theory films from the l…
View More Amazon Prime is filled with Alex Jones conspiracy theory videos it calls ‘documentaries’YouTube puts Infowars on notice over high school shooting conspiracy videos
Infowars, a multimedia outlet popular with the far-right and famous for its conspiracy theories, is facing some pushback from the tech platforms that host its content. The latest controversy is related to Infowars’ videos about Parkland shooting in F…
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