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BITCHFEST -- THE EXTREMISTS ON THE FAR LEFT AND FAR RIGHT
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Apple, Facebook, Spotify, YouTube and Pinterest have all banned Alex Jones and much of his InfoWars bullshit as of this week.

However, Twitter says he hasn't broken its user rules. CEO Jack Dorsey maintained that his website won't bow to 'outside pressure' in a series of tweets on Tuesday night.

'We know that's hard for many but the reason is simple: he hasn't violated our rules. We'll enforce if he does. And we'll continue to promote a healthy conversational environment by ensuring tweets aren't artificially amplified'.

He added: 'Truth is we've been terrible at explaining our decisions in the past. We're fixing that. We're going to hold Jones to the same standard we hold to every account, not taking one-off actions to make us feel good in the short term, and adding fuel to new conspiracy theories.'

In a series of tweets on the subject, Dorsey said Twitter reasoned that it was journalists' job to shine the light of truth on unsubstantiated rumors or sensationalized issues.

I understand Dorsey's general point. But, I don't agree that the responsibility falls solely on journalists. If it's journalists' job to bust out bullshit conspiracy theories, they'll never have the time to report and investigate the actual news these days.
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RE: BITCHFEST -- THE EXTREMISTS ON THE FAR LEFT AND FAR RIGHT - by HairOfTheDog - 08-08-2018, 01:28 PM
RE: Meat meat, glorious meat - by Duchess - 12-09-2018, 01:47 PM
RE: Meat meat, glorious meat - by BigMark - 12-09-2018, 02:18 PM
RE: Meat meat, glorious meat - by Maggot - 12-09-2018, 03:40 PM
RE: Meat meat, glorious meat - by sally - 12-09-2018, 05:32 PM
RE: Meat meat, glorious meat - by Fry Guy - 12-09-2018, 07:25 PM
RE: Meat meat, glorious meat - by Maggot - 12-09-2018, 07:32 PM
RE: Meat meat, glorious meat - by sally - 12-09-2018, 07:46 PM
RE: Meat meat, glorious meat - by sally - 12-09-2018, 08:17 PM
RE: Meat meat, glorious meat - by HairOfTheDog - 12-09-2018, 09:43 PM
RE: Meat meat, glorious meat - by BigMark - 12-09-2018, 10:16 PM
RE: Meat meat, glorious meat - by Maggot - 12-09-2018, 10:33 PM
RE: Meat meat, glorious meat - by HairOfTheDog - 12-09-2018, 10:35 PM
RE: Meat meat, glorious meat - by Fry Guy - 12-10-2018, 04:17 AM