Twitter permanently bans Alex Jones and InfoWars.
Twitter seemingly missed the memo when tech giants booted Alex Jones and InforWars off their platforms. Last month the controversial commentator copped a permanent ban from Facebook, Apple, Youtube and Spotify, to name a few. Well, it seems today Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has finally caught up. Alex Jones and InfoWars were permanently suspended from Twitter, one day after Dorsey testified to two congressional committees about Twitter censorship and bias. A spokesperson for Twitter said, “Today, we permanently suspended Alex Jones and InfoWars from Twitter and Periscope. We took action based on new reports of Tweets and videos posted yesterday…
MasterCard shuts down Robert Spencer’s Patreon account, offers no explanation.
Robert Spencer, best selling author and director of Jihad Watch, has had his Patreon account disabled. Mr Spencer sent out a Tweet earlier today explaining: “I’ve been axed from Patreon, without explanation, warning or notice — no doubt as part of the ongoing efforts of the Left to deny all platforms to those who reject its agenda.” I've been axed from Patreon, without explanation, warning or notice — no doubt as part of the ongoing efforts of the Left to deny all platforms to those who reject its agenda. To those who supported me there, thank you, and I'm sorry…
The Tweet that reportedly got Gavin McInnes permanently banned from Twitter.
In yet another wave of political censorship, Gavin McInnes and his organisation Proud Boys have been permanently banned from Twitter. The accounts were shut down for violating the company’s policies prohibiting violent extremist groups, a Twitter spokesperson told Buzzfeed. According to Breitbart, “the left-leaning magazine Variety drew a link between the bans and the upcoming Unite The Right 2 rally in Washington D.C., organized by alt-right activists. Yet both McInnes and the Proud Boys have disavowed the alt-right.” OAN correspondent Jack Posobiec shared a screenshot of a Tweet McInnes sent just prior to his deletion. “It goes without saying,” McInnes…
WATCH: Huge crowd chants ‘CNN sucks! CNN sucks!’ during live broadcast.
Video has emerged of huge crowds chanting, “CNN sucks!” during a live broadcast from President Trump’s rally in Tampa Bay, Florida. The incident took place on Tuesday as CNN’s Chief White House Correspondent Jim Acosta went live. You almost feel sorry for the guy. WATCH: @realDonaldTrump supporters protest against @CNN reporter @Acosta at @realDonaldTrump rally in Tampa, Florida. @TB_Times pic.twitter.com/mpArxHW9Q2 — Octavio Jones (@OctavioJones) July 31, 2018