For how long? I'm no fan of Alex Jones. I think he's complete full-on batshit crazy and a whack job who's said some of the most offensive things I've ever heard (9-11 was an inside job and Sandy Hook never happened, they're all crisis actors.)
And yet, this was a coordinated attack by Google/YouTube, Apple, FascistBook etc.. to try and silence him. It backfired, they failed (as they shoud have) and Alex Jones not only kept his audience, he expanded it.
Alex Jones can easily be taken down. Remove him from DNS. Major ISP's can block him at the National POP's and stop carrying his traffic. It's not difficult to do, I know because I was an ISP in the 90's. All it takes is coordination (some would call that COLLUSION) and Google/YouTube, Apple, Fascistbook, etc.. showed the rest of the tech industry just how to do it.
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai Warned that Big Tech ‘Edge Providers’ Are the Censors, Not ISPs and he was exactly correct. We're seeing that happen today.
Alex Jones is the warning shot. It won't be long before EVERY dissenting voice on the Internet that's not progressive left is silenced.
We need an alternative to the Internet. An Alternate DNS for starters that won't filter for political bias.
” Remove him from DNS. Major ISP’s can block him at the National POP’s and stop carrying his traffic. “
Against the law.
A properly registered domain name remains in the DNS as long as the owner pays the fees, or until a court orders otherwise.
While technically it’s very easy to take down any internet property, the law is nearly insurmountable.
As long as Infowars is paying their own publication fees (Bandwidth, Domain and IANA), they are untouchable. As is every other publisher.
It’s those looking for a cheap or free ride that are at risk, and I have no sympathy for them. Dependent upon Google hosting and artificially reduced publication fees, or the free ride of Facebook/Youtube.
That’s what all the whinging about. People upset at not having access to a subsidized or free service that is privately owned.
It’s akin to compelling Fox News to carry Jim Acosta. Absurd on it’s face.