{"id":373444,"date":"2018-08-15T08:25:17","date_gmt":"2018-08-15T07:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/alex-jones-suspended-from-twitter-after-tweet-calling-to-end-censorship-rt-us-news\/"},"modified":"2018-08-15T08:25:17","modified_gmt":"2018-08-15T07:25:17","slug":"alex-jones-suspended-from-twitter-after-tweet-calling-to-end-censorship-rt-us-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/alex-jones-suspended-from-twitter-after-tweet-calling-to-end-censorship-rt-us-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex Jones suspended from Twitter after tweet calling to end censorship \u2014 RT US News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Controversial right-wing commentator Alex Jones has been banned from tweeting after he posted a link to a video of himself calling on President Trump to \u201ctake action\u201d against tech companies censoring his content.<\/p>\n

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Infowars Editor Paul Joseph Watson tweeted a screenshot of the notification sent by Twitter staff to Jones. According to Twitter, a tweet by Jones one day earlier was considered to be \u201ctargeted harassment,\u201d<\/em> and, as a result, the Infowars host would have his access to the social-media platform restricted for one week. Watson described the situation as \u201ctruly, monumentally, beyond stupid.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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Alex Jones has been suspended by Twitter for 7 days for a video talking about social media censorship. Truly, monumentally, beyond stupid. 😄<\/p>\n

On the same day that the Infowars website was brought down by a cyber attack.<\/p>\n

Will this madness ever end? pic.twitter.com\/hXDzH2b7rT<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) August 14, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

In the video, Jones ranted about the censorship of conservative voices by Silicon Valley tech companies, directing much of his scorn at Apple CEO Tim Cook. He called his own ban from various tech platforms a \u201ctotal anti-American attack,\u201d<\/em> and called on President Trump to \u201cdo something about it.\u201d<\/em> Along the way, he bashed Democrats, criticized the mainstream media, and accused Cook of working with the Chinese government to undermine America.<\/p>\n

Jones\u2019 Twitter page will remain visible for the duration of the ban, but he will not be able to tweet, retweet, follow, or like.<\/p>\n

READ MORE:\u00a0Who\u2019ll host Alex Jones? Porn sites enter the infowars<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Last week, Infowars found itself banned<\/a> from the platforms of almost every major Silicon Valley company \u2013 including Facebook, YouTube, Apple, and Spotify \u2013 for violating their community standards and spreading \u2018hate speech.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n

Until Tuesday, Twitter was one of Jones\u2019 last safe havens online, and CEO Jack Dorsey said that Jones would not be banned until he broke the site\u2019s rules.<\/p>\n

Jones\u2019 excommunication was cheered by many in the US, including Senator Chris Murphy (D-Connecticut), who called Infowars \u201cthe tip of a giant iceberg of hate and lies.\u201d<\/em> He demanded even more censorship in the name of \u2018saving democracy.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n

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Infowars is the tip of a giant iceberg of hate and lies that uses sites like Facebook and YouTube to tear our nation apart. These companies must do more than take down one website. The survival of our democracy depends on it.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) August 6, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

Jones\u2019 supporters blasted the companies for censoring the rabble-rousing host, and former UKIP leader Nigel Farage called him a \u201cvictim of collusion by the big-tech giants.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

While effectively banned from much of the internet, Jones still posted content to the Infowars website, and via the Infowars app, which has surged in popularity amid the furore. However, on Tuesday, the Infowars website went offline in what staff called a cyberattack. Upon landing on the site, visitors would simply find an error message, which was later replaced with a low-fi splash page directing them to several other affiliated sites.<\/p>\n

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