A video distributed by Sarah Sanders to justify revoking the press pass of CNN reporter Jim Acosta was altered in ways that made it misleading. https://media.wired.com/photos/5be46266c5e5d34f2ff5c953/master/pass/Trump-vs-Acosta-1058674478.jpg
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#Walkaway founder banned from Facebook for linking to Infowars
Brandon Straka, the former Democrat who founded the #WalkAway campaign was banned from Facebook ahead of a protest in Washington DC. “They’re trying to sabotage the march on Washington,” he told RT. Straka was banned from the social network on Wednesday, for attempting to promote an interview on Infowars.com, the conspiracy-heavy news and opinion site […]
Apple yanks Alex Jones’ InfoWars app
After Alex Jones and InfoWars drew bans from Facebook, YouTube and Apple Podcasts over repeated violations of their conduct policies, fans of the network downloaded its apps to continue accessing the same content. Tonight Apple confirmed to BuzzFeed News that it has permanently banned InfoWars from the iOS App Store. Apple was not specific about […]
Twitter admits Infowars tweets broke rules, but the account stays up
After a CNN inquiry found ten tweets from Alex Jones’ accounts that it felt should’ve qualified as breaking Twitter’s rules, the service admitted late Friday that it agreed on seven of them. The tweets have been deleted, and CNN reports that on his Infowars show, Jones directed his staff to remove them to “take the […]
Twitter says it will not ban Alex Jones and Infowars accounts
The Twitter accounts of Alex Jones and his show Infowars have not been suspended because the conspiracy theorist hasn’t violated the rules of the social network service, company CEO has explained. “We didn’t suspend Alex Jones or Infowars yesterday. We know that’s hard for many but the reason is simple: he hasn’t violated our rules,” […]
Facebook and YouTube Ban InfoWars but Invite New Headaches
The battle over Alex Jones illustrates how Facebook and YouTube’s strength has become their greatest weakness. https://media.wired.com/photos/5b687da117c26f0496f4d641/master/pass/AlexJones_14944729.jpg
Facebook bans Alex Jones and InfoWars pages
Facebook has removed four pages from conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, saying that the channels “repeatedly” violated its hate speech and bullying policies. Last week, Facebook removed four videos from the channels and suspended the controversial radio personality for 30 days. However, today it wrote that since the earlier action didn’t seemed to deter Jones, it […]
Apple, Facebook, and Spotify yank Alex Jones’ Infowars for hate speech
Having previously offered international platforms to fringe conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his website Infowars, tech companies Apple, Facebook and Spotify each took steps to block access to their content late yesterday, reports Buzzfeed News. The companies each said that Jones’ content was pulled for containing “hate speech.”…Read More
Why is InfoWars allowed on Facebook? Zuckerberg: Because it doesn’t cause “harm”
Enlarge / Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer and founder of Facebook Inc., holds his phone after the morning session at the Allen & Co. Media and Technology Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, on Friday, July 13, 2018. (credit: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Last week, Facebook invited some media outlets to an event to […]
Pepe’s creator sues Infowars, claiming new poster infringes copyright
(credit: Furie v. Infowars) Matt Furie, the creator of the Pepe the Frog cartoon character, has now sued Infowars, alleging that a poster for sale on the conspiracy-minded website infringes his copyright. The poster contains the frog’s likeness alongside President Donald Trump and other conservative political allies, including Infowars’ founder, Alex Jones. The lawsuit, which was filed […]
