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Post #1242070

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Warbler
Parent topic
Politics 2: Electric Boogaloo
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Date created
21-Sep-2018, 10:15 PM

Jay said:

The deplatforming of Alex Jones
Alex Jones was deplatformed in a coordinated effort by major media companies. Agree with him or not (I don’t watch the guy, I know him mostly from the whole Sandy Hook thing and some memes), having corporate entities who are powerful enough to instantly erase someone’s online presence because the company’s management doesn’t agree with their views should concern everybody, regardless of politics or personal feelings.

Who cares though, right? It’s Alex Jones. That guy’s insane! The point is that everyone should care when major publishing platforms can shape political discourse by silencing or amplifying certain voices. Anyone who claims to be concerned about Russian interference in our elections via social media and isn’t concerned about what happened to Alex Jones is making their decisions based on ideology and not law or right vs. wrong.

I not really sure exactly what happened to Alex Jones, but what you say does sound concerning. However, Alex Jones is a nut job. I don’t know how any sane person could think otherwise.