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August 7, 2018

Social Media Platforms Remove Alex Jones, Citing Hate Speech
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Apple, Google, Facebook, You Tube and Spotify have removed Alex Jones
and his Infowars website from their platforms. Apple removed five of
Jones' six podcasts, saying, "Apple does not tolerate hate speech."
Facebook said it removed Jones's pages because he was "glorifying
violence" and "using dehumanizing language to describe people who are
transgender, Muslims and immigrants." Alex Jones regularly spreads
far-right-wing conspiracy theories. He's being sued by the parents of
the elementary school children killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook school
shooting for claiming the massacre was a hoax staged by gun control
advocates.