Notice Infowars BANNED from Youtube, Facebook, Spotify, Apple.

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  1. SlyPokerDog

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    Youtube is a private corporation. They have every right to take Alex Jones stuff down, as does Twitter/Facebook/Spotify. There is nothing illegal about Youtube or FB doing this, i'm sure they have something in the terms you agree to when using them about pulling your stuff down for just about any reason.
     
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    remember this next time you want to tell me what I don't know.....
     
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    I don't think anyone claimed it was illegal. Some are just critical of it from a moral standpoint. It was a politically motivated decision made by a group of companies who, when combined, have an overwhelming grasp on the flow of online content. If the NBA started suspending players for their political ideologies it would be no different. Sure they have every right as a private company to do it, but they are the premier provider of their service, and therefore have a stranglehold on the success of basketball players everywhere. It would be fucked up, just like this move by these tech companies is.
     
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    They've gone above players already
    donald sterling.png
     
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    Blatant racism caught on tape isn't the same as having a differing political ideology. One is worse, but I'm not sure you know the difference .
     
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    yeah....you sure don't know that....nor do I need you to know that...I speak for myself....whether you like it or not...make your own comparisons...I'll make mine
     
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    He's not 'talking about conspiracies'. He's making up lies about the victims of a crime. And it's not 'so long ago'. It's as recent as last year. I'm not sure he's apologized either, maybe you can provide a link to that.

    And it's not harmless, any more than it would be harmless if I posted your picture everywhere around town with the title "Warning: Pedophile".
    But that would just be me talking about a conspiracy, right? Harmless.

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    CNN,MSNBC,ABC,NBC,CBS,PBS,LIFETIME,A&E,TNT,TBS,HBO,SHOWTIME,NETFLIX...
     
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    barfo triggered obsessive commie pinko Staff Member Global Moderator

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    You left out the golf channel.

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    All of them.
     
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    Well, which one of those papers broke the John Edwards scandal, providing Barack Obama a clear path to the Presidency? :dunno:
     
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    There never were any Russian bots.

    It's all been Zuckerberg the whole time.

    He's George Soros on Steroids. :cheers:
     
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    LOL.

    As one of the rubes who swallow everything they feed you, you'd just scoff at the notion. No amount of evidence would ever sway you from the comfort of not knowing.

    Suffice it to say 'EVERYTHING YOU KNOW IS WRONG!" :cheers:

     
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    That's his whole game.

    Maybe it's a self-esteem problem. :dunno:
     
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    There are still magazine stands but youtube is different. youtube, facebook and a couple other platforms are now how people communicate, not just places to get the latest article. They are the virtual water cooler.

    But you and I do agree that youtube should not earn money off Alex Jones and Alex Jones should not earn money off of youtube. But I would still like to allow non-advertised postings with warnings to be available for those who want to search down the information. I don't have regular TV either, and I don't watch Alex Jones. However, there have been a couple times when I'm interested in understanding how certain groups think and I'll search out very opposing viewpoints. I have been on white pride websites, I have been on MAGA forums and I have turned to youtube to check in on Alex Jones. Never for long as I can't find the allure, but I will check it out. But understanding the enemy is how we build strategies and methods to oppose them.

    I do agree with @jonnyboy that its a little different with Alex Jones in that he is making millions and not being ostracized for his crap views, but I don't think the outcome is what we should be looking at. There will always be people who make money by exploiting the shitty views some people hold. It's better for us to concentrate on confronting those ideas instead of always trying to sweep them under the rug.
     
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    I don't need to follow Alex Jones or anybody to confront bad ideas...I don't need to search the media to acknowledge bad ideas...I've seen bad shit from guys like him in real life with my own eyes....I choose original thought to confront these things...my time gaining these experiences was long before the internet..I sweep nothing of importance to me under any rug either...you can gather your fuel at this imaginary water cooler if you like...I don't share that method of defining the good from the bad. It all comes down to choices...everyone makes their own. I also do not judge you from feeling whatever need you have to visit these sites you say you visit...choices..Alex Jones is a waste of time in my life as are a long list of shock jocks...he wants you to listen...he doesn't get my attention.
     
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    I don't know about that but I do know that I don't want to be overly exposed to political candidates who are backed by an overbalance of big money.
     
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    Lanny Original Season Ticket Holder "Mr. Big Shot"

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    Ouch, now you've got me walking on eggshells.
     
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