Alex Jones and Infowars gets 'disappeared' - are we headed in the right direction?

[The Grand Nudger]

I really could care less about Jones.  Nitpicking about his case doesn't answer the general question of whether these internet platforms can or should be regulated.

These platforms -are- regulated. Should they be regulated further, in any sense relevant to this thread or to jones? Emphatically and certainly not.

[Minimalist]

Nitpicking about his case doesn't answer the general question of whether these internet platforms can or should be regulated.

Wait.  Aren't the republicunts the ones who are always bitching about government "regulation?"  Or are they just fucking hypocrites on that, too?

[Joods]

There is nothing stopping him from creating another account. The banning was pointless because he can find any number of suckers to start a new page and then he can just take over it.

[Whateverist]

Nitpicking about his case doesn't answer the general question of whether these internet platforms can or should be regulated.

Wait.  Aren't the republicunts the ones who are always bitching about government "regulation?"  Or are they just fucking hypocrites on that, too?

Do you need to ask?  Hypocrites all the way down.

[Minimalist]

The questions were rhetorical.

[CapnAwesome]

If he wants his speech he can develop his own platform and get his own advertisers and/or support. 

The owners of social media services owe him nothing.

Disclaimer for the stupid: I hate Alex Jones.

In fact he has his own website, traffic to it had been in complete decline for the last few years and have skyrocketed since the ban. I checked the Alexa ratings.

The prohibition, like all prohibition, is ineffective. It just makes people want to know what he has to say more. I don't think I ever heard Alex Jones even mentioned off line until this ban. Him and all his wackjob ideas have just gained more noteriety. Look at how often we've been talked about him on this forums.

Also don't forget the real most important thing, how much someone is googled.

https://trends.google.com/trends/explore...nes&geo=US

Anyone who thinks this ban has helped combat disinformation has not looked deeply into the stats behind it.

[Angrboda]

Internal emails from Google show employees discussed altering the company’s search-related functions after the travel ban was announced to help users push back against the controversial policy. The Wall Street Journal’s John D. McKinnon and Douglas MacMillan report: “The email traffic … shows that employees proposed ways to ‘leverage’ search functions and take steps to counter what they considered to be ‘islamophobic, algorithmically biased results from search terms ‘Islam’, ‘Muslim’, ‘Iran’, etc.’ and ‘prejudiced, algorithmically biased search results from search terms ‘Mexico’, ‘Hispanic’, ‘Latino’, etc.’ The email chain, while sprinkled with cautionary notes about engaging in political activity, suggests employees considered ways to harness the company’s vast influence on the internet in response to the travel ban. Google said none of the ideas discussed were implemented. … The disclosure is certain to fuel complaints by many Republicans that [Google] stifles conservative viewpoints online and promotes a liberal worldview.”

(Washington Post)

[skyking]

It's cheap and easy to build and put up a website. Let his bullshit stand on it's own two legs.

[Silver]

It's cheap and easy to build and put up a website. Let his bullshit stand on it's own two legs.

According to his supporters, it already does.

[Minimalist]

Let his supporters 'support' him then.  If they have any money left after paying the WLB's tariffs when they get home from WalMart.