Alex Jones and Social Media Censorship

[babe]

Jones doesn't just peddle conspiracy theories, he defames innocent people. Keep in mind if he could show that what he's saying is true there's no grounds for a lawsuit. If he could even show that he has good reason to assume what he was saying was true he'd be okay. But he's lying and he knows he's lying and he is causing real harm to people and putting those people at risk of violence (see pizzagate) from retaliation from idiots along the lines of babe and dutch, who are being told this is a fight between good and evil.

you should go find the Jones show where he said whatever he said..... not so smart to just believe what you're told.

For a long time I've believed you are plugged in to some kind of organized political information project because of how quick you come outta the gate with the stuff almost the minute it is put out anywhere. I wish you'd think about it for two minutes.

 

[babe]

For anyone who hasn't been following, several social media and content hosting sites (YouTube, Spotify, apple, and Facebook) have banned Alex Jones, a right wing conspiracy theorist.

Twitter announced today they wouldn't be banning him, citing that he hasn't broken any of twitters policy rules and its the news media's job to discredit the rumors Jones spreads.

So do people like Jones need to be censored by the major social media platforms?

Does banning someone like Jones, who capitalizes on a paranoid right wing subsection, help legitimize him among his fan-base?

I heard Jack Dorsey (Twitter Man) today on Sean Hannity's show..... in the first spot up front in his program. It was a very civil discussion, and they both thanked one another for the chance to talk about Twitter's policies on air. I almost decided to open a twitter account.

I don't know Jones. I have wondered, when I've listened to him, whether he is himself a sort of psy-op put out there by the globalists to make their critics look bad..... lol.

But I've come to believe he is sincere, and passionate. Some people just like that out front style.

yah, and then I go on Wikipedia or some other liberal sort of source to see what they say about him, and find nothing but slobbering hateful codespeak . Even in your rhetoric here there is a sort of set-up of the issues that most people do recognize as biased, with the marginal exceptions of devout over-the-top liberal advocates...…

You do know, I would hope, that "Conspiracy Theorist" is a term invented by the OSS/CIA at the close of WWII to be used to suppress anyone who started reporting Nazi personnel in America. My father worked in a military-oriented corporation where many were employed. The Russians got their cut of German science, too.

The Bush dynasty..... very thick in CIA history..... really likes to spread that smear. It means anyone with some unanswered questions who needs to be stonewalled by guvmint officials for any reason.

As I've gathered things, Alex Jones got some John Birch Society literature and turned into a full-time student of whatever he could find that would suggest something stinks in Denmark(fish capital of Europe). He is a zealot.... meaning he's got no brakes..... uhhhmmm…… we can quibble about brains or not..... I don't imagine successful people with lots of money are the sort to lock into occult crap....and I usually have to tune him out pretty soon when he talks about some things.... but then there is that little grove of Redwoods in the hills north of San Francisco.... where a lot of folks sorta go to "bond". Even Reagan went there.

But the place isn't far from the big fire right now. Must actually be as hot as Hell, and this is the time those elites usually go there.....

 

[babe]

So you think banning him from these platforms is the right move?

He seems to have experienced a rise I'm popularity off of it. My fear is that this kind of move will legitimize his platform. He has already started to spin it as a "see they don't want you to hear the truth" kind of thing.

I think all of the public platforms, and JFC, need to publish their policies and post some kind of notice of material that is or should be removed. I think abuse of the rules, consistently pushing the marginal limits, should trigger a notice to cut it out. Then a ban if site management is ignored.

If you are a liberal site, or any other sort of site.....and wish only certified, approved material, it would be very civil of you to identify yourself.

So, say, if you're a sport fan site.... lets be really really imaginative here.... owned and operated by Russians for political purposes...… you're OK as long as you give notice of your true character....

If you don't, I suppose even I would not object if Mueller hauls you into court. Uhmmm….. yah.... but lets get the law on the books before we start prosecuting that. Right now, I think there is actually no law proscribing free speech from foreign nationals or foreign-owned entities with interests in the US. Even in elections, foreigners get to say what they want in the USA.

The elections laws on the books do proscribe American politicians from taking money from foreign interests, like Hillary did many times..… and paying foreign agents to produce false information, like Hillary and the DNC did.

And, further, there are quite a few laws against the use of government assets, personnel on paid time, etc etc etc in election efforts.....

That's why I call CNN out for being worse liars than Alex Jones, and more in need of serious prosecution.

 

[Red]

Since I haven't been watching or listening to Alex Jones, I'd have to go there to decide what I really think of him. Probably about ten million others will do so, too.

On May 19, 2017, babe wrote:

"So I confess I listen to a lot of people while I drive long drives. Among my favorites are Breitbart, Alex Jones, Michael Savage, two guys on latenight "Redeye Radio" from Texas, two guys on Sunday morings from I think New York, George Noury on Coast to Coast, and when I really want intelligence, Mark Levin or Roger Stone. David Webb, Andrew Willkow, and others. It is a great time to be alive."

https://jazzfanz.com/threads/donald...gating-russian-election-hacking.68043/page-16

 

[candrew]

Of course he should be banned - all these platforms have clearly defined terms and conditions and codes of conduct which Jones has continually violated.

This isn't some first amendment debate - Jones still has the right to promote his own app, podcast or whatever.....he just can't do it on somebody elses dime.

 

[Jazzta]

The fact that several platforms have decided to ban him at the same time comes through as very "iffy" to me...

He talks about all these staged events, well I think this megaban is staged. AJ really is a dangerous character, controlled opposition if you ask me.

 

[candrew]

The fact that several platforms have decided to ban him at the same time comes through as very "iffy" to me...

He talks about all these staged events, well I think this megaban is staged. AJ really is a dangerous character, controlled opposition if you ask me.

Clearly they were all waiting for one of the platforms to grow a pair and ban him. It doesn't reflect well on them; but in the end; so what?

And an obvious consequence if they didn't follow suit is Jones using their platform to tear apart the one(s) that banned him - which is a headache that I'm sure none of these providers would want to deal with.

 

[babe]

On May 19, 2017, babe wrote:

"So I confess I listen to a lot of people while I drive long drives. Among my favorites are Breitbart, Alex Jones, Michael Savage, two guys on latenight "Redeye Radio" from Texas, two guys on Sunday morings from I think New York, George Noury on Coast to Coast, and when I really want intelligence, Mark Levin or Roger Stone. David Webb, Andrew Willkow, and others. It is a great time to be alive."

https://jazzfanz.com/threads/donald...gating-russian-election-hacking.68043/page-16

I think if you check around, I mentioned that I heard the program Alex Jones did on the Sandy Hook "actors". I later went to his site and looked at the pics, and rummaged around what was available elsewhere. Alex Jones is not on XM 125, and my older car with the AM radio as the only option has been mothballed. I did hear him talking about the lawsuit this week, but have not researched it recently.

I haven't heard Michael Savage recently, or Rush Limbaugh. I get several Breitbart programs including Sonnie's Corner (Sonny Johnson) on Saturdays around 11 Pacific, who is my current fav. She studies history. For example, she can tell you how the Republicans ditched the Blacks early on in the Progressive Era (circa 1880-90) and how the Dems were eugenicists also ditching the blacks until LBJ pulled the Welfare State caper to capture the black vote. The Republicans were responsible for the Civil Rights gains before LBJ. The CPUSA never blinked on the black issues though.

She really hates that the DCW yanked her away from her aunt and threw her to the wolves of foster care because her mom was too strung out on drugs to do the job. Her aunt is her hero who did everything to get her back to people who care.

Roger Stone never had his own program, but he was on Alex Jones back in the day quite often.

Redeye Radio, which I can only get on the Albuquerque AM station, does get boring after the news is discussed the first half hour. A lot of truckers hang with those two guys.

The Sunday Morning program with two guys from New York isn't on XM 125 anymore.

Levin, Wilkow, Redeye, Webb, and several others simply refuse to do any "conspiracy theory" stuff, and won't even try to defend Alex Jones at all, if anyone calls in trying to pull up the subject. Breitbart is basically in the same camp, trying to build a reputation for being reasonable.... except they do discuss the net dominance strategy being worked by the Left.

The chairman of CPAC and his wife who is working for Trump does a great program too, CPAC 360 I think is what it's called. XM 125 has a very good commentator on Sundays in the place of the other two guys from New York. He is pretty much extremely knowledgeable and moderate in all his ways.

I get tired of Levin's rudeness and yelling, but I have to admit he is overall one of the best. Wilkow wears me out with his unrelenting logic and persona. I understand he is friends with a lot of other, liberal XM hosts who prowl the halls where he works.… He's even friends with Nancy Pelosi's daughter, who has come on his program sometimes.

I have found quite a few more local talk radio hosts pretty good, like AM 570 in Salt Lake, Rod whatshisname in the afternoons 4-7. I enjoy Dave Ramsey too.

I hated radio and TV life from 1964 to 1988 because we had a solid wall of fake news from Cronkite to NPR. I got so damn sick of all those liars. uhhmmm…. well, OK paid stooges reading the scripts they were given by their bosses.....Almost every one a member of the national CFR run outta Rockefeller House. Pravda was bad, too. I knew Rush Limbaugh's producer in Sacramento. A lot of folks were pleased as punch when we got an intelligent and articulate spokesman for what we all knew was right.

I am going to offer my services to Breitbart. Dunno if they'll take me. They are young, savvy and determined to bring news to the public. They have a very good Breitbart Texas group. The other night they had the recently retired ICE chief on for a whole hour... or was it three hours. Quite a different story from what most of you think, but beyond question civil and decent and factual. I've gone over the allegations of errors in Breitbart. Overall, they've done pretty good with what resources they have.... and they discuss their mistakes in level civil terms. They are not "in the tank" for Trump, without good reason. Like Levin, they will discuss what they think Trump is missing or doing wrong for hours.

I've never heard any of these, except Alex Jones, speak without balance rhetorically. Well, OK. Hard to tell when Wilkow is in "Balance" when he's saying "We are right. They are wrong. That's the End of the Story" He is hardcore economic capitalist.

And, oh, I forgot David Webb. Probably the best of them all. He is so knowledgeable he can make Rush look silly. The very soul of civility and compassion and good sense.

 

[Eminence]

It certainly helps legitimize him to his fans. Still a fine move, he's a waste of air.

 

[babe]

Of course he should be banned - all these platforms have clearly defined terms and conditions and codes of conduct which Jones has continually violated.

This isn't some first amendment debate - Jones still has the right to promote his own app, podcast or whatever.....he just can't do it on somebody elses dime.

It is a First Amendment debate. If you operate in the public, if you are "Open to the Public" without some kind of "private club" identity like the CFR, you are like any grocery store or restaurant of theatre. It is illegal to refuse service because of race or religion. In broader terms, because of any identifying characteristic or belief.

This is what the law amounts to even for JFC, until they post a policy identifying themselves as a political group advocating only a certain political view and withdraw the claim to being "Jazz Fans".

That is how the "Bake My Cake" case was settled recently by the Supreme Court, even though the plaintiffs were asking for
something that was not advertised as the product for sale. Just the fact that they would take special orders from other folks meant they had to take special orders from the plaintiffs, regardless of their beliefs.

@Jason. @colton

 

[babe]

It certainly helps legitimize him to his fans. Still a fine move, he's a waste of air.

I think you are right on the spot here. There are about 5 Million Americans who will follow Alex Jones one way or another, even if he has to print pamphlets and smuggle them from state to state. Banning him in generic terms is a very bad business move for the platforms. Setting guidelines required of all contributors is very very good for business and very very bad for the hungry lawyers.

The air is public domain though, and there's enough of it for everyone.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Yeah, I anticipated that would be his move on this. But those platforms, if they host defamatory content, they can be held accountable for the defamation along with Jones. That's why this happened. Because Jones defames innocent people who have rock solid cases that the likes of which Facebook, Youtube. etc. can't stop with their entire army of lawyers.

Jones pedals ******** and the only way to belive it is if you're a ****ing idiot. If he could prove any piece of it he would have nothing to fear from a defamation lawsuit and Facebook, Youtube would absolutely be in the clear. Only because there is no reasonable way for Jones to believe what he says are these guys banning him. Period. They don't care about what he's saying. They don't care why he's saying it. They just know after being beaten over the head with facts that what he is saying is intentional ******** that opens them up to defamation, since they now know for a fact that what he's saying is not true.

If that where the case he would have been banned long ago.