Unlike Everyone Else, Twitter Still Sees Itself as a Champion of Free Speech

Posted Thursday, August 9, 2018 9:19 am

Mathew Ingram | CJR

Infowars conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been blocked, banned or removed from a host of platforms, including Facebook, Spotify, YouTube, Apple, and even MailChimp. But one major social service has so far refused to join the anti-Jones bandwagon: Not only that, but Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey reiterated on Tuesday that he has no plans to ban Jones or his ilk.

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Unlike Everyone Else, Twitter Still Sees Itself as a Champion of Free Speech

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