Alex Jones deplatformed X4: The Big Tech censorship storm has landed
https://legalinsurrection.com/2018/08/the-big-tech-censorship-storm-has-landed/
The takedowns did not just happen. The media pushed these social media giants to this result, as a Senior Media Reporter for CNN bragged on Twitter and in interviews: [video]
Few people want to defend the substance of his content. So CNN gets to wrap itself in self-righteousness, even though it was an act by CNN of political activism.
And yes, these are private companies who can do what the government cannot. We understand that. But they have taken on a role approaching public utilities, without whom we can’t communicate politically.
The social justice warriors have moved from shouting down speakers on campus to pressuring high tech companies to expand the definition of “hate speech” and “community standards” to the point that anything right of center is at risk.
These social justice censors start with neo-Nazis, then define everyone who opposes them as the equivalent of neo-Nazis. So they move on to Alex Jones, then the NRA, and won’t stop until mainstream conservatives are banned.
Yet lunatic leftist #Resistance conspiracies proliferate on these same social media platforms without hindrance.