Facebook and YouTube have restricted Alex Jones and Infowars. Spotify hasn’t, and people are upset.

As it stated in Facebook and YouTube have restricted Alex Jones and Infowars. Backlash against Alex Jones's Infowars network is growing. Spotify users are the latest to speak out. The streaming music service Spotify has come under fire from some users for hosting Alex Jones' Infowars podcast. These days, trying to track the progress of inflammatory right-wing conspiracist Alex Jones and his cult conspiracy show Infowars is a bit like playing whack-a-mole.


Alex Jones was just banned from YouTube, Facebook and iTunes. Here's how he managed to survive until now

(Lucas Jackson/Reuters)In the last 24 hours, Apple, Facebook and YouTube have banned content from conspiracy theorist broadcaster Alex Jones. And for most social media users in most cases, it can seem true. But underneath that promise, social media platforms have always had rules. HF: As social media shapes our political debates, the debate around social media [and how it should work] has become increasingly politicized. How are Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and other companies responding to political criticisms, and are they getting it right?

Alex Jones was just banned from YouTube, Facebook and iTunes. Here's how he managed to survive until now

Alex Jones hit with 30-day Facebook suspension for bullying and hate speech

according to Alex Jones hit with 30-day Facebook suspension for bullying and hate speech Only Jones' personal profile is affected, not his official channels, including InfoWarsConspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been suspended from Facebook for 30 days after violating the site's community guidelines. But, reports TechCrunch's Josh Constine, Facebook pages associated with Jones' name (including "Alex Jones" and "The Alex Jones Channel") will remain active, with administrators for the pages able to post new content. In addition to the 30-day personal suspension, four videos were removed from the Facebook page of Jones' site InfoWars and the page served with its first warning. Alex Jones and InfoWars have become troubling tests for big tech platformsFacebook's actions follow the removal of four videos from Jones' YouTube channel. The suspension of Jones' personal profile is the strongest rebuke the InfoWars creator has taken from Facebook.




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