# Alex Jones gets cyber-slapped **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 7, 2018, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-jones-gets-cyber-slapped/819202 "2018-08-07T00:42:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-jones-gets-cyber-slapped/819202/1 "2018-08-07T00:42:30Z")
> **[Facebook, Apple and YouTube remove pages and podcasts from Alex Jones for...](https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/06/apple-pulls-alex-jones-infowars-podcasts-for-hate-speech.html)** > > Apple and Facebook took down content by Alex Jones on Monday, with the former pulling five of his podcasts and the latter removing four pages controlled by him. YouTube followed suit later, removing his channel from its platform.  Notice how Facebook only responded when trillion-dollar Apple showed some balls and removed Alex Jones. Facebook, YouTube (Alphabet/Google), and Twitter soon followed. Hopefully this becomes a thing. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-jones-gets-cyber-slapped/819202/2 "2018-08-07T00:48:03Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > Hopefully this becomes a thing. Just wait for the backlash. It’s a conspiracy against _the truth._ ---
**Author:** ![Ryan\_Liam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ryan_liam/32/3965_2.png) [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-jones-gets-cyber-slapped/819202/3 "2018-08-07T00:50:08Z")
The best thing that happened all day. But will it ruin him? I’m hoping he gets Glenn Beck’ed ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-jones-gets-cyber-slapped/819202/4 "2018-08-07T00:50:37Z")
> [@Musicat](#): > > Just wait for the backlash. It’s a conspiracy against _the truth._ Oh you KNOW it’s coming! And I almost want to stay up until 3 a.m. to wait for 45’s fat fingers to unleash those demons and watch it in real time. But seriously, I looked for Infowars on YouTube and couldn’t find anything. Maybe it’s the start of something good. ---
**Author:** ![Algher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Algher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algher)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-jones-gets-cyber-slapped/819202/5 "2018-08-07T01:06:36Z")
So I have already seen at least one pre-packaged shared image on Facebook: “Soon it will only be the news the Left supports” was the comment from the person sharing. And linked this article from Gateway Pundit: ARE TECH GIANTS WORKING TOGETHER TO CENSOR CONSERVATIVES? — Apple, YouTube and Facebook BAN Infowars on Same Day > **[ARE TECH GIANTS WORKING TOGETHER TO CENSOR CONSERVATIVES? -- Apple, YouTube...](https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018/08/are-tech-giants-working-together-to-ban-conservatives-apple-and-facebook-ban-infowars-on-same-day/)** ---
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-jones-gets-cyber-slapped/819202/6 "2018-08-07T01:21:44Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > Oh you KNOW it’s coming! > > And I almost want to stay up until 3 a.m. to wait for 45’s fat fingers to unleash those demons and watch it in real time. > > But seriously, I looked for Infowars on YouTube and couldn’t find anything. Maybe it’s the start of something good. Something along the lines of: “I, @realDonaldTrump, hereby announce that I am appointing Alex Jones as my Minister of Truth Alex tells it like it is and Crooked Hilary can’t stand it. FAKE NEWS CNN and New York Times are failing and FAKE!!! LeBron James and Don Lemon is stupid!!! Only listen to me and Alex WE TELL THE REAL TRUTH!!! NO FAKE NEWS!!! Cant silence REAL AMERICANS!!! My son is amazing!!!” ---
**Author:** ![Covfefe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ee7513/32.png) [@Covfefe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covfefe)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-jones-gets-cyber-slapped/819202/7 "2018-08-07T01:26:23Z")
Trump going to tweet about this? I’m wondering more from the perspective of him having not distanced himself and going so far as to have befriended Jones, as opposed to any principle. We know, we know, this is “totally unfair”. Before 2016 I think any viable major party presidential candidate would have distanced themselves from someone like Jones given the level of popularity and relevance of speech possibly inciting havoc and harassment. The sad truth is the argument for Jones being restricted from these platforms was practically as robust a few years ago as it is today. ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-jones-gets-cyber-slapped/819202/8 "2018-08-07T01:33:14Z")
> **[First Amendment Experts Warn Facebook Banning InfoWars Could Set Completely...](https://www.theonion.com/first-amendment-experts-warn-facebook-banning-infowars-1828142660)** > > WASHINGTON—Acknowledging the widespread repercussions from the act of corporate censorship, first amendment experts warned Monday that Facebook’s decision to ban InfoWars could set a completely reasonable precedent for free speech. “If we allow giant... Poor poor awful Alex Jones. ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-jones-gets-cyber-slapped/819202/9 "2018-08-07T01:47:27Z")
Tell folks who complain about “censorship of conservatives” that it isn’t about the content, it’s about the style. You can be a conservative, but you don’t have to be a dick about it. Admittedly this is becoming somewhat of a measured distinction, but it is real one nonetheless. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-jones-gets-cyber-slapped/819202/10 "2018-08-07T02:03:36Z")
> [@E-DUB](#): > > Tell folks who complain about “censorship of conservatives” that it isn’t about the content, it’s about the style. You can be a conservative, but you don’t have to be a dick about it. Admittedly this is becoming somewhat of a measured distinction, but it is real one nonetheless. From the article linked to in the OP: \*“Apple does not tolerate hate speech, and we have clear guidelines that creators and developers must follow to ensure we provide a safe environment for all of our users,” an Apple spokesperson said in a statement on Monday. “Podcasts that violate these guidelines are removed from our directory making them no longer searchable or available for download or streaming. We believe in representing a wide range of views, so long as people are respectful to those with differing opinions.”"\* Indeed. Why should content providers tolerate any expressed views that are vehement, intemperate and rude?\* \*outside of the Pit, that is. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-jones-gets-cyber-slapped/819202/11 "2018-08-07T02:11:11Z")
Cue moronic right wingers: “Free Speech! Free Speech!” ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-jones-gets-cyber-slapped/819202/12 "2018-08-07T02:22:52Z")
> [@Musicat](#): > > Just wait for the backlash. It’s a conspiracy against _the truth._ Minor nitpick: According to the posting protocol of certified lunatics, “THE TRUTH” is always in all caps. ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-jones-gets-cyber-slapped/819202/13 "2018-08-07T02:32:59Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > Cue moronic right wingers: “Free Speech! Free Speech!” “If we allow giant media platforms to single out individual users for harassing the families of murdered kindergarteners, it could lead to a nightmare scenario of measured and well-thought-out public discourse,” (From my onion link, above) ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-jones-gets-cyber-slapped/819202/14 "2018-08-07T02:33:14Z")
Let’s see if YouTube leaves up videos from this band [The Alex Jones Prison Planet - Super Heavy Galactic Stuff](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvJEOxWpTfw). I bought all their stuff, of course; it’s surreal. ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-jones-gets-cyber-slapped/819202/15 "2018-08-07T02:47:03Z")
> [@raventhief](#): > > “If we allow giant media platforms to single out individual users for harassing the families of murdered kindergarteners, it could lead to a nightmare scenario of measured and well-thought-out public discourse,” > > (From my onion link, above) Which lead me to this story, which is hysterical. > **[Facebook Announces Plan To Combat Fake News Stories By Making Them Actually...](https://www.theonion.com/facebook-announces-plan-to-combat-fake-news-stories-by-1823836038)** > > MENLO PARK, CA—Responding to widespread criticism over the hoaxes and political disinformation featured on its platform, Facebook announced at a press conference Friday a new initiative to combat fake news by making the inaccurate stories on the... ---
**Author:** ![boytyperanma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4491bb/32.png) [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-jones-gets-cyber-slapped/819202/16 "2018-08-07T03:00:14Z")
Did he do something to inspire the bans above and beyond his everyday bullshit? ---
**Author:** ![Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/try2b_comprehensive/32/65_2.png) [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-jones-gets-cyber-slapped/819202/17 "2018-08-07T03:11:38Z")
Points. Laughs. Alex Jones isn’t worth any more of a reaction than that. Well ok, I’ll throw in a womp, womp. ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-jones-gets-cyber-slapped/819202/18 "2018-08-07T03:17:30Z")
He fairly recently was making noises about how Mueller should be shot, or something like that. > **[Alex Jones Threatens to Shoot Robert Mueller](https://www.newsweek.com/alex-jones-threatens-shoot-pedophile-robert-mueller-accuses-zuckerberg-1038500)** > > Alex Jones ramped up threats against special counsel Robert Mueller, calling him a "monster," and described shooting the former FBI director. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-jones-gets-cyber-slapped/819202/19 "2018-08-07T03:38:12Z")
From the Gateway Pundit article **Algher** linked to: > [@](#): > > Wikipedia is controlled by far left editors who are regularly accused of liberal bias. Aha! As one of the [top 10,000 lefist demons](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=845602&highlight=wikipedia), that explains the tingle of power I felt this afternoon while kayaking. Sort of like the opposite of a great disturbance in the Force. ---
**Author:** ![Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/budget_player_cadet/32/205_2.png) [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-jones-gets-cyber-slapped/819202/20 "2018-08-07T04:21:43Z")
> [@Algher](#): > > So I have already seen at least one pre-packaged shared image on Facebook: > > “Soon it will only be the news the Left supports” was the comment from the person sharing. > > And linked this article from Gateway Pundit: > > ARE TECH GIANTS WORKING TOGETHER TO CENSOR CONSERVATIVES? — Apple, YouTube and Facebook BAN Infowars on Same Day > > [ARE TECH GIANTS WORKING TOGETHER TO CENSOR CONSERVATIVES? -- Apple, YouTube and Facebook BAN Infowars on Same Day | The Gateway Pundit | by Jim Hoft](https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018/08/are-tech-giants-working-together-to-ban-conservatives-apple-and-facebook-ban-infowars-on-same-day/) It’s telling that they’re not thinking, “Wow, what a loon, glad we’re rid of him, he made us look bad.” [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-jones-gets-cyber-slapped/819202.md?page=2)