AP — President Donald Trump criticized social media companies after Facebook banned a number of extremist figures, declaring that he was "monitoring and watching, closely NEW YORK AP — Fitting for a man who saw so much darkness in the world, Lyndon LaRouche died on the fringes this week, his name little known to anyone under 50, his death rumored online a day before mainstream outlets confirmed it Infowars' Alex Jones predicted Thursday that he will prevail against an onslaught of pending litigation after a Texas court dismissed elements of a lawsuit filed on behalf of a man whom Mr.
Jones' website previously identified as a suspected school shooter. Trump's Saturday morning tweets come as companies have been working to ban right-wing "Infowars" conspiracy theorist Alex Jones from their platforms. Perhaps some of technology's brightest minds should have seen that coming Tech companies from Facebook to YouTube and from Apple to Spotify have taken a more aggressive stance against misinformation and hate speech promoted by the Texas-based host of InfoWars, by removing his platforms and banning his content.
NEW YORK AP — Major tech companies have begun to ban right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones from their services, reflecting a more aggressive enforcement of policies against hate speech following protests on social media The music streaming service Spotify says it has removed some episodes of "The Alex Jones Show" podcast for violating its hate content policy AP — Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones argued he was acting as a journalist, comparing himself to the Washington Post reporters who uncovered the Watergate scandal, when he questioned the official narrative of the Sandy Hook school shooting on his talk show In a statement, Jones and an attorney for Infowars, Norm Pattis, called the decision "stunning.
Social media companies including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube have banned Jones from their platforms, citing policies against hate speech and abusive behavior. Subscribe for our daily curated newsletter to receive the latest exclusive Reuters coverage delivered to your inbox. More from Reuters. Sign up for our newsletter Subscribe for our daily curated newsletter to receive the latest exclusive Reuters coverage delivered to your inbox.
It made the move after a number of tweets that violated Twitter's abusive behaviour policy, the company said. A number of tech giants, including YouTube and Facebook, deleted the right-wing conspiracy theorist's content last month, citing hate speech. The radio host is currently being sued for defamation by the parents of two children killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, which he has repeatedly claimed was a "giant hoax".
Twenty children under the age of seven and six adults died in the attack. Read the full story here. Twitter follows other tech giants in banning the conspiracy theorist for "abusive behaviour".
What's at stake as a school shooting victim's parents sue a conspiracy-touting radio host Alex Jones. The InfoWars conspiracy theorist is reported to have posted a link to a video that broke Twitter's rules. By Rory Cellan-Jones. Technology correspondent.
Suddenly Alex Jones and Infowars have been wiped from just about every other online platform. Twitter is blocking the right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones from posting to its platform for a week.
The InfoWars broadcaster's past tweets will, however, remain viewable to others while his account is locked in a "read-only" mode. The social network has not confirmed what prompted the action.
But the New York Times reported Mr Jones had tweeted a link to a video in which he called on his followers to ready their "battle rifles". Read more here. By Roland Hughes. BBC News. Brennan Gilmore's life was turned upside down after the Charlottesville attack.
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