Posted on 08/12/2018 4:47:41 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
It would seem that the decision by several tech giants to remove Infowars content from their platforms, citing hate speech, may be having the opposite effect.
Just days after Facebook, Apple and YouTube removed content and podcasts from conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his brand, Infowars, from their platforms, the Infowars mobile app surged in popularity in the United States.
The Infowars app is currently the fourth most popular news app in Apple’s App Store and the 11th most popular news app in Google’s Play Store. The spike comes after Apple pulled five of Jones’ podcasts from its Podcasts app. In the same week, Facebook, YouTube and Spotify followed suit, pulling a variety of Jones’ content from their channels as well.
So far, Twitter is the only major social network that’s declined to remove Jones’ content from its channels. In a statement on the site, Twitter creator and CEO Jack Dorsey tweeted, saying Jones hadn’t violated any rules but that the site would make sure Jones’ content wasn’t “artificially amplified.”
“We didn’t suspend Alex Jones or Infowars yesterday. We know that’s hard for many but the reason is simple: he hasn’t violated our rules. We’ll enforce if he does. And we’ll continue to promote a healthy conversational environment by ensuring tweets aren’t artificially amplified,” he wrote.
In addition to the bump in downloads, the Infowars app was also flooded with five-star reviews and comments citing censorship on the part of the tech giants who pulled Jones’ content.
“When I have to seek out and search for the information and views I want to hear rather than them be available to me from any and all platforms, I know who’s side is corrupt and treasonous,” said one review."
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Well and good until his ISP’s yank him
I wont get apps from Google PERIOD.
Nothing but tracking data galore, all part of modern apps.
Download the InforWars App. It is a clean app. I not much of a fan of Alex Jones but a show of support was easy. It is a clean app.
I do like Paul Joseph Watson so I find myself watching him via the app. I like that part.
Cook, Bezos, Zuckerberg, Schmidt,
tell me what I need to know,
you smart people.
If you are taking flak, you are over the target. Now to just figure out which conspiracies Alex has correct. Lol.
With 20 million hits a month he could be making $10’s of millions.
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