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==Liberal censorship==

==Liberal censorship==

On August 6, 2018, [[Facebook]], [[Apple Inc.]], [[YouTube]], [[Pinterest]]<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/08/06/pinterest-removes-alex-jones-and-infowars-from-platform-in-response-to-mashable-press-enquiry/ Pinterest Removes Alex Jones and InfoWars from Platform in Response to Mashable Press Enquiry] at Breitbart.com</ref> and [[Spotify]] acted in collusion with each other to ban InfoWars from their respective platforms, in violation of the [[First Amendment]], under specious claims of "hate speech" and "violations" of their terms of service.<ref name="InfoWars Ban">[https://www.infowars.com/the-real-reason-apple-facebook-spotify-youtube-banned-infowars/ The Real Reason Apple, Facebook, Spotify & YouTube Banned InfoWars] at InfoWars</ref>  Not surprisingly, liberal celebrities such as Chelsea Handler, Debra Messing, [[George Takei]], Morgan Freeman and [[Kathy Griffin]] took to Twitter to gleefully celebrate the censorship of InfoWars (which led to their pro-censorship tweets being heavily attacked in response on their Twitter accounts),<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2018/08/06/hollywood-celebrates-masters-of-the-universe-banning-alex-jones-its-about-damn-time/ Hollywood Celebrates Masters of the Universe Banning Alex Jones] at Breitbart.com</ref> while InfoWars columnist [[Paul Joseph Watson]] commented that the real reason behind the coordinated effort by the involved social media companies to censor the site is because of the following reasons:

On August 6, 2018, [[Facebook]], [[Apple Inc.]], [[YouTube]], [[Pinterest]]<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/08/06/pinterest-removes-alex-jones-and-infowars-from-platform-in-response-to-mashable-press-enquiry/ Pinterest Removes Alex Jones and InfoWars from Platform in Response to Mashable Press Enquiry] at Breitbart.com</ref> and [[Spotify]] acted in collusion with each other to ban InfoWars from their respective platforms, in violation of the [[First Amendment]], under specious claims of "hate speech" and "violations" of their terms of service.<ref name="InfoWars Ban">[https://www.infowars.com/the-real-reason-apple-facebook-spotify-youtube-banned-infowars/ The Real Reason Apple, Facebook, Spotify & YouTube Banned InfoWars] at InfoWars</ref>  Not surprisingly, liberal celebrities such as Chelsea Handler, Debra Messing, [[George Takei]], Morgan Freeman and [[Kathy Griffin]] took to Twitter to gleefully celebrate the censorship of InfoWars (which led to their pro-censorship tweets being heavily attacked in response on their Twitter accounts),<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2018/08/06/hollywood-celebrates-masters-of-the-universe-banning-alex-jones-its-about-damn-time/ Hollywood Celebrates Masters of the Universe Banning Alex Jones] at Breitbart.com</ref> while InfoWars columnist [[Paul Joseph Watson]] commented that the real reason behind the coordinated effort by the involved social media companies to censor the site is because of the following reasons:

*Efforts by China and the [[European Union]], as well as by [[CNN]] and [[Democrat]] congressman Ted Deutch, to force those companies to do their bidding in limiting and censoring free speech and to interfere in American elections.<ref name="InfoWars Ban"/>

*Efforts by China and the [[European Union]], as well as by [[CNN]] and [[Democrat]] congressman Ted Deutch, to force those companies to do their bidding in limiting and censoring free speech and to interfere in American elections.<ref name="InfoWars Ban"/>

*The companies in question hold InfoWars responsible for the election of [[Donald Trump]] to the [[President of the United States|Presidency]] in 2016.<ref name="InfoWars Ban"/>

*The companies in question hold InfoWars responsible for the election of [[Donald Trump]] to the [[President of the United States|Presidency]] in 2016.<ref name="InfoWars Ban"/>

*InfoWars has criticized those companies for abusing their power (including the use of unethical stealth censorship such as [[shadow banning]]) and violating the First Amendment by targeting and censoring individuals and outlets for making statements or having views which those companies don't like, as well as for said companies' refusal to debate their ideas, knowing that those ideas are weak and would not withstand legitimate scrutiny or questioning.<ref name="InfoWars Ban"/>

*InfoWars has criticized those companies for abusing their power (including the use of unethical stealth censorship such as [[shadow banning]]) and violating the First Amendment by targeting and censoring individuals and outlets for making statements or having views which those companies don't like, as well as for said companies' refusal to debate their ideas, knowing that those ideas are weak and would not withstand legitimate scrutiny or questioning.<ref name="InfoWars Ban"/>

*InfoWars also criticized Apple on several occasions for working with and illegally selling data to China's Communist regime, leading Apple to vindictively retaliate against InfoWars in response.<ref name="InfoWars Ban"/>

*InfoWars also criticized Apple on several occasions for working with and illegally selling data to China's Communist regime, leading Apple to vindictively retaliate against InfoWars in response.<ref name="InfoWars Ban"/>

==Reporters==

==Reporters==