Infowars one strike away from YouTube ban

[demmiblue]

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Source: The Hill

Conspiracy theory outlet Infowars is one strike away from being banned from YouTube.

The channel said it received an alert from YouTube on Tuesday morning, saying Infowars received a second strike on a video about the Parkland, Fla. high school shooting and will temporarily be unable to upload new content.

"This is the second strike applied to your account within three months. As a result, you're unable to post new content to YouTube for two weeks," the alert said. "If there are no further issues, the ability to upload will be automatically restored after this two week period."

Infowars's second strike comes as social media giants like YouTube and Twitter grapple with how to handle extremist or conspiracy theory content.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/media/375806-infowars-one-strike-away-from-youtube-ban

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[TEB]

1. Here is hoping

[calimary]

2. I would love to see them banned everywhere.

[47of74]

3. Getting the popcorn ready

For all the whining from the reich wing about Infowars being held accountable.



Fuck Alex Jones. Fuck Infowars.

[underpants]

6. Good. You brought more.

[Watchfoxheadexplodes]

4. He can't upload his show for two weeks.

He may have an actual stroke screaming now.

[7962]

8. Nothing. If theres an actual conspiracy. MOST of his are bullshit.

Sunrise is a conspiracy to Jones.

[Fred Sanders]

7. Any bets on when the third strike and you are OUT on conspiracy theory spreading?

2 weeks and one day?

p.s. private corporations can regulate free speech on their property as much as they like. As all RW hate media does every day.

[Phoenix61]

9. IMHO

His first post will be something blatently offensive guarantined to get him booted off YouTube so he can whine like the little snowflake he is.

[AtheistCrusader]

11. It's not whining.

It's marketing.

[Fullduplexxx]

12. Any way to help bring the 3rd stike?

[poboy2]

10. Is there a 'reset'?

"This is the second strike applied to your account within three months. As a result, you're unable to post new content to YouTube for two weeks," the alert said. "If there are no further issues, the ability to upload will be automatically restored after this two week period."

So...after a two week time, does the offender get a full 3 strikes again?

[alfredo]

13. We need to look through their infowars archive and report

any blatant violations of FB policies.

[demmiblue]

16. No, they will still have two strikes...

if they get another one in the three month window, then they are banned.

[bluevoter4life]

14. Good

Start taking them down one by one.

[gademocrat7]

15. They need to be banned.

[catbyte]

17. I report that monster to YouTube daily, lol.

[2left4u]

18. The Idiot Channel

I think what his ex wife had to say about him and his show was very telling.

The low IQ audience of his out there can't see the forest thru the trees.

All my right wing co workers get mad at me for teasing them about this site and not giving it chance...I remind them that I like being out of the house enjoying life so much that I don't have the time for this hours new "Hillary" conspiracy.
I also don't live in my parents basement cleaning my guns waiting for the sign to rise up....those people are genuinely nuts.

[benld74]

19. One stike away from Infowars TV another Amazon publication

Amazon will take the $$$ from NRA theyll take it from these backside wipes too

[DonViejo]

20. Locking....

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