George TakeiVerified account

I don't like him or what he says but it's pretty fascist of all these companies to up and ban him cause people had their feelings hurt.

Umm they banned him for constant violations of their TOU which everyone has to agree to abide by in order to use the platform. He also was banned for trying to circumvent their TOU. He can still have his shitshow but he's going to have to host it on his own servers & bandwidth.

And where in the TOS does it say that you can't speak your mind. Even if you're wrong on things?

The part where it says don't harass people or promote the harassment of people.

This is the correct answer.

He still has a show on facebook. They wouldn’t ban him or take any action on what he said/threatend mueller about.

It's still the correct answer.

Nobody should be banned george. Even hitler types should be allowed to speak. Just so the rest of us can point out the mistakes, inaccuracies, and lies.

He's still allowed to speak. It's just that YouTube and also Apple -- both private corporations, BTW -- have decided that they don't want to provide him with a soapbox any longer.

So you support an anti-LGBT or anti-Muslim bakery? All I heard from the left is that they think private businesses shouldn't be able to refuse service to certain customers. #HypocriteLeftists

He’s not being banned because of his religion or orientation. Apples and oranges.

He's saying a business can refuse service to whoever they please since they're a private company. It's the same shit.

I think Darrell’s point is “it’s ok when we do it.”

Stop speaking for me. He was dropped for actions. When you get proof he was dropped because of religion, give me a call.

That wasn't the point @halstark88

Great point - cuz I remember how up until yesterday Apple, Facebook, YouTube and Spotify were always FORCING ME to listen to Alex Jones and InfoWars. I had no way to consume other content that I liked better. Thank god again for this long overdue correction. #satire #sarcasm

He can host his own show. He wasn't banned from the internet. He can pay for a server to host his crap and pay for the bandwidth to stream it. He has no inalienable right to host his show on YouTube or any other service, be it free or paid, when his content violates their TOU.

Yes, I agree. You should probably agree that those TOU are selectively enforced.

I think they are selectively enforced because it takes a *lot* of complaints about any given account, especially large accounts, before companies will deal with it. They have to have clear, hard evidence of TOU violations in cases where someone may attempt suing them.

Pretty sure they have plenty of evidence that they've informed Jones he was in violation, given him the possible outcomes should he continue to be in violation, progressed through the possible outcomes to the final determination, and if he sues it will be thrown out.

I agree it's selectively enforced but I'm not a shedding a tear for Alex Jones. He brought this on himself with the conspiracy about Sandy Hook being fake and the parents being actors. He admitted in a custody battle with his ex-wife he made it up.