# 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:** 3
**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, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-jones-gets-cyber-slapped/819202/41 "2018-08-07T13:23:40Z")
First they came for Alex Jones, and I did nothing, because I wasn’t, like, literally the fucking worst. (And yeah, “First they came for Alex Jones” is the title of Sargon of Akkad’s latest video. You couldn’t pay me to watch that shit.) ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-jones-gets-cyber-slapped/819202/42 "2018-08-07T13:30:10Z")
**WillFarnaby** , why this opposition to the free market? ---
**Author:** ![WillFarnaby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/willfarnaby/32/514_2.png) [@WillFarnaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WillFarnaby)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-jones-gets-cyber-slapped/819202/43 "2018-08-07T13:45:23Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > **WillFarnaby** , why this opposition to the free market? What have I said that is anti-free-market? Can I criticize a restaurant for poor service? I’m concerned with society labeling speech as hate speech. This could have negative implications considering many western authoritarian regimes have criminalized hate speech. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-jones-gets-cyber-slapped/819202/44 "2018-08-07T13:54:15Z")
> [@raventhief](#): > > > [@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) Really minor nitpick and I know you’re quoting the article from The Onion, but the murdered children were in first grade, not kindergarten. And anyone who doubts the vile nature of Alex Jones’ coverage of the Sandy Hook school shooting should read [this article](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/31/us/politics/alex-jones-defamation-suit-sandy-hook.html). It describes how the parents of one of the murdered children have received so many death threats and harassment that they have been forced to move _seven times_ and now live in “a high-security community hundreds of miles from where their 6-year-old is buried.” Every time they’ve moved, the assholes who deny the reality of the situation find out where they live and publish the address online. ---
**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, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-jones-gets-cyber-slapped/819202/45 "2018-08-07T13:57:01Z")
**WillFarnaby** , can you name one modern regime for us that isn’t authoritarian? (Failing that, I’ll also take one regime in history.) ---
**Author:** ![Noel\_Prosequi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b19c9b/32.png) [@Noel\_Prosequi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noel_Prosequi)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-jones-gets-cyber-slapped/819202/46 "2018-08-07T13:57:08Z")
No cite, but I recall seeing a story that pornhub had also kicked AJ off its site. Apparently his videos had a presence there. How much lower is there to go after a) being on a porn site, and b) getting kicked off for being too disgusting? Next, 4chan will bounce him. ---
**Author:** ![WillFarnaby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/willfarnaby/32/514_2.png) [@WillFarnaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WillFarnaby)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-jones-gets-cyber-slapped/819202/47 "2018-08-07T13:59:32Z")
I’m sorry to hear that. Did these folks happen to be the folks who chose to become politically active after the shooting? ---
**Author:** ![WillFarnaby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/willfarnaby/32/514_2.png) [@WillFarnaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WillFarnaby)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-jones-gets-cyber-slapped/819202/48 "2018-08-07T14:02:29Z")
> [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](#): > > **WillFarnaby** , can you name one modern regime for us that isn’t authoritarian? (Failing that, I’ll also take one regime in history.) I heard Chile is nice, but I haven’t looked into it too much. Depending on your desired lifestyle you could live a relatively free life in most areas of the planet, I’d like to keep it like that and perhaps open up new areas and provide safe havens for more lifestyles. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-jones-gets-cyber-slapped/819202/49 "2018-08-07T14:03:22Z")
> [@WillFarnaby](#): > > I’m sorry to hear that. Did these folks happen to be the folks who chose to become politically active after the shooting? Assuming that’s a reply to my post, I don’t know if they “happen to be the folks who chose to become politically active after the shooting” (and keep in mind that more than one murdered child’s parents chose to get involved in gun control or other political issues). But why should it matter? Does becoming politically active justify death threats and harassment? ---
**Author:** ![WillFarnaby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/willfarnaby/32/514_2.png) [@WillFarnaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WillFarnaby)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-jones-gets-cyber-slapped/819202/50 "2018-08-07T14:05:09Z")
Of course not, but I would advise against becoming politically active at that level, especially when wounds can be reopened by any of these nuts out here. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-jones-gets-cyber-slapped/819202/51 "2018-08-07T14:07:48Z")
I don’t know if it’s possible for you to do so, but please try to put yourself in their shoes for a moment. Their child is dead, and nothing they can do will bring him or her back. What can they do, especially when they see school shootings continue to occur in the US, almost weekly? Some may feel that they should do what they can to prevent such a horrible thing from happening to another parent. ---
**Author:** ![WillFarnaby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/willfarnaby/32/514_2.png) [@WillFarnaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WillFarnaby)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-jones-gets-cyber-slapped/819202/52 "2018-08-07T14:13:18Z")
Yes it is a difficult situation. Unfortunately the government is too centralized and the society too politicized, which makes things worse. ---
**Author:** ![BeepKillBeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-jones-gets-cyber-slapped/819202/53 "2018-08-07T14:21:45Z")
The only thing that would better than his ban is if he is successfully sued into permanent poverty. Alex Jones is true scum. ---
**Author:** ![74westy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/74westy/32/3950_2.png) [@74westy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/74westy)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-jones-gets-cyber-slapped/819202/54 "2018-08-07T14:34:33Z")
> [@WillFarnaby](#): > > Of course not, but I would advise against becoming politically active at that level, especially when wounds can be reopened by any of these nuts out here. Thank God for WillFarnaby, Champion of Free Speech! ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-jones-gets-cyber-slapped/819202/55 "2018-08-07T14:45:52Z")
> [@WillFarnaby](#): > > Yes it is a difficult situation. Unfortunately the government is too centralized and the society too politicized, which makes things worse. I have no idea what this means. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-jones-gets-cyber-slapped/819202/56 "2018-08-07T15:09:01Z")
When I saw this thread, I wondered who would be partisan enough to defend him despite what he has done and said…and **WF** came instantly to mind. It reminds me of an old Johnny Carson sketch where a news anchor says something like “Last night we aired an editorial taking a position against drunk driving. Tonight we have on Mr. Floyd R. Turbo to give his opposing viewpoint on the matter.” ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-jones-gets-cyber-slapped/819202/57 "2018-08-07T15:11:57Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > Indeed. Why should content providers tolerate any expressed views that are vehement, intemperate and rude?\* > > \*outside of the Pit, that is. BECAUSE FUCK YOU SNOWFLAKE THAT’S WHY ! (but really, the problem is that liberals aren’t being very civil to Nazis nor show empathetic understanding to people who literally think they are actual, Biblical devils.) ---
**Author:** ![WillFarnaby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/willfarnaby/32/514_2.png) [@WillFarnaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WillFarnaby)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-jones-gets-cyber-slapped/819202/58 "2018-08-07T15:58:51Z")
> [@74westy](#): > > Thank God for WillFarnaby, Champion of Free Speech! Hey facts are facts. There are some real nuts out there who get riled up by this political stuff. Best to lay low unless you have nothing to lose. ---
**Author:** ![WillFarnaby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/willfarnaby/32/514_2.png) [@WillFarnaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WillFarnaby)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-jones-gets-cyber-slapped/819202/59 "2018-08-07T16:00:34Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > When I saw this thread, I wondered who would be partisan enough to defend him despite what he has done and said…and **WF** came instantly to mind. It reminds me of an old Johnny Carson sketch where a news anchor says something like “Last night we aired an editorial taking a position against drunk driving. Tonight we have on Mr. Floyd R. Turbo to give his opposing viewpoint on the matter.” Do you support hate speech legislation? There are many who do. Not a good look for the long haul. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-jones-gets-cyber-slapped/819202/60 "2018-08-07T16:04:30Z")
> [@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. How do you say “You didn’t really have a 6 year old daughter that was killed, you are just part a vast conspiracy to take our guns away” without being a dick. Yes, to a certain extent, it is about content. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-jones-gets-cyber-slapped/819202.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-jones-gets-cyber-slapped/819202.md?page=4)