Other content hosting sites also banned Jones, within hours of each other. I find it likely they've wanted to for while, but were fearing this sort of backlash from an audience which drove the parents of school shooting into hiding. 2/3
Libel isn't a political reason - it's illegal, and the person being slandered can sue. You can call me names, or say you think I'm a moron, and I have no legal recourse. If you accuse me of being a pedophile to an audience of millions and I haven't been convicted of it, I do.
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1A does have exceptions. If you yell "fire" in a crowded theater and someone is trampled, 1A will not protect you. Same for libel. It's also against the ToS of pretty much every platform on the internet (including the forums at Infowars, btw).
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You're right though, there is difference: denying a service to a person based on a characteristic that person was born with is unconstitutional, because people have no control over how they were born. The things you say however, (unless you have tourettes) you choose to say.
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