Go to Info Wars directly if you want the content. Private companies have no obligation to entertain InfoWars or any other content in their media libraries.
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Apple Removes Five of Six Infowars Podcast Series From iTunes Directory
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Did you even read the post you quoted.
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And who owns them. Go look for yourself. Going round in circles here....
LGBT is a sensitive topic for Apple’s CEO
https://www.inverse.com/amp/article...-took-so-long-to-boot-infowars-and-alex-jones
https://www.inverse.com/amp/article...-took-so-long-to-boot-infowars-and-alex-jones
yes, I did. You countered a post stating the "the MSM" was owned by a multitude of entities with a cute chart saying no, it's only 3. By the chart omitted many other "MSM" outlets. Fox and CNN being 2 in the broadcast space, and all of the print media and other news gathering organizations.
No one is owed a right to access to a publishing platform. It's private business, they have full legal rights to make up their own rules, and change them as they please. That has NOTHING to do with the 1st amendment. Don't like it? Then build your own publishing platform. After all, the alt right did not like the reality/facts based Wikipedia, so they built Conservapedia
Not just Alex Jones people, Trump supporters, freedom of speech advocates, and anyone that despises the Crook in charge of Apple... you have a very narrow virw of the situation.
Good! That means I'll be able to get a reservation at a Genius Bar much quicker now.
1. You are generalizing the practices of some companies onto a whole industry.
2. You are confusing editorial opinion with news.
Fox News is owned by 21st Century Fox. NY Times is owned by the NY Times Company. None of which are owned by the three companies that you referenced. Nor are the AP or Reuters or Washington Post.
Are you not for free speech? You realize that much of what you see from the media such as CNN is 1+1=1,000,000,003.3456. If you are not getting both sides of a story then you are being programmed. Open your mind. I am not familiar with with Alex Jones, but do not be closed minded. Make sure you are open to both sides of an argument before you form an opinion.
Edit: Censoring one side would be like only hearing the prosecutor in a court case. You need to hear both sides to get accurate info.
If you're not familiar with Alex Jones, why are you telling the other person to open their mind? Sounds like you've already formed your own opinion.
This is what you need. It has a list of 6 companies that control your media. it comes from infowars so more to kick up about if you like.
Ps... your search should have led you to question who owns 21st century fox. You should not have stopped searching and questioning. You’ll find your answer at this link
https://www.infowars.com/7-things-about-the-mainstream-media-that-they-do-not-want-you-to-know/
This is also useful to read
http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/...trol-almost-everything-we-watch-hear-and-read
Because I don't have to agree with someone to think they deserve free speech. Why are you all about censorship of an opposing view? I assume from your response you have a difference of opinion than Mr. Jones. As you know, you and I do not have the same opinion on most topics. Do you think I should be censored? I don't think you should be.
Alex Jones isn't the other side of the argument. He is a conspiracy theorist who pushes misinformation that a significant percentage of the Republican party takes as fact instead of entertainment.
Ahhh. Does that constitute censorship? I disagree with a lot of people on these threads, but do not think they should be silenced. Do you happen to know what Apple is considering "hate speech" from him?
It's not a difference of opinion, he's a lying psychopath that has admitted he's just playing a character. Problem is, he is making things up that have a very dangerous effect on people.
Sorry, I don't buy into the censorship angle on this at all. He can still spread his nonsense, he just can't do it via Apple's iTunes. You guys keep trying to shoehorn this into a simple difference of opinion when it has zero to do with that.
So you are providing a source that refutes your previous source, confirms what I said, but still ignores the NY Times, AP, Reuters, and Washington Post.
Like I said to another poster, some people are take conspiracy theories peddled by Alex Jones as fact.
And the infowars app is now #4 downloaded news app in App Store lol
Great job Tim Cook! Much success!
Great job Tim Cook! Much success!
Call it censorship. Call it editorial control. Call it Apple exercising free speech to in creating the directory.
One thing they didn't do is silence him. They didn't shut down his feed. They didn't prevent people from accessing his feed. They simply took them out of their directory.
Nope.
Looks at the dates. The ownership has shuffled around a bit. Do I really have to spoon feed you.
Well, we're working on banning Trump here in the U.S.
These things tend to backfire. I never listened to this person, but now am interested to see what this is all about. I guess I have to listen, as I have not found anyone who can tell me what specific "hate speech" Apple was referring to.
And this is part of why these moves are self-defeating. All Apple has done is give Infowars and Alex Jones additional publicity and fueled conspiracy theories. It would've been better if they had just left it alone.