Apple, Facebook, Spotify delete content of US conspiracy theorist Alex Jones

Apple on Monday deleted most of the podcasts of the far – right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones , while Facebook removed four of his online pages which the social media platform accused of “ glorifying violence . ”
Jones , whose site InfoWars has accused victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting of being “ actors ” in a plot to discredit the gun lobby , had violated Facebook ’ s hate speech policies , the social network said .

Facebook said the pages were taken down for “ glorifying violence , which violates our graphic violence policy , and using dehumanizing language to describe people who are transgender, Muslims and immigrants , which violates our hate speech policies . ”

Gunman Adam Lanza killed 26 people , including 20 children , when he launched his rampage in the Connecticut school . Jones has repeatedly claimed the massacre was a hoax and that the parents of the murdered first – graders were actors , an accusation that has sparked death threats against some of the bereaved mothers and fathers .

Several of the families have sued the 44 -year – old Texan , accusing him of using their suffering to expand his audience . Jones has counter – sued , demanding in turn that they pay his court costs .

Among the conspiracy theories Jones has peddled are charges that the US government was behind numerous terrorist attacks, including the September 11 , 2001 strikes on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

Several days ago , Facebook removed four videos Jones posted that the group said violated its policy on hate speech . Jones responded by posting more content on other pages , prompting the social media giant to suspend his four main pages .

Facebook stressed that it was the violent language used by Jones , rather than his conspiracy theories , that prompted the move.

Spotify , the streaming music online service , had already removed a number of Jones ’ podcasts last week , accusing them of breaking its own hate- speech rules. On Monday , the Swedish company went a step further and banned his program altogether .

For its part , Apple removed most of Jones ’ podcasts , AFP confirmed , after the action was initially reported by Buzzfeed news .

“ 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 spokesman told Buzzfeed .

Jones reacted Monday to the moves , saying on his Twitter account , “ We ’ ve been completely banned by Facebook , Apple & Spotify . What conservative news outlet will be next ?”

At the end of July, Youtube took down videos posted by Jones and suspended him for 90 days , although his Youtube channel remains accessible on the online video platform .
“ The establishment is making its move against free speech here in America , ” said Jone at the time .

AFP

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