Thank you, I was going to post that one XKCD because it fit so beautifully with the ignorant posts further up in the thread.
Apple doesn’t host the content. Do you think Google should remove Jones’s website and podcast links from Google search?If you put your podcast on their platform, you abide by their rules. So yes, Apples decides what is 'hate speech' in order for you to comply and use their platform.
Everyone needs to realise what freedom of speech is - it's simply that the government can't arrest you for what you say. That's where it ends. If you use a commercial company as platform, you abide by their rules or you go somewhere else.
I never said that. I said who is Apple to decide? I’d love for Apple to say specifically what speech violated their guidelines. Or are they just reacting to the mob? Btw this isn’t a defense of Jones. I’ve never listened to him and have no plans to. That’s how the market works. Individuals decided not to listen, support, give money to someone.Who cares what he plays? He's claimed that Sandy Hook was a hoax. If he or anyone who follows him are angry about this, who cares? This is not a group any company has any business catering to unless they want to be in business with them.
And no, hate speech isn't simply speech one disagrees with. That gives legitimacy and cover to people like Jones. If you honestly believe Alex Jones is simply a different, benign pov on issues, time to check your moral compass.
I think if it were radical jihads posting the same kind of content, conservatives would feel differently.
I’m amazed that with how many times this same issue has happened, the same “but muh first amendment rights!” disingenuous argument always pops up.
If he’s inciting violence why didn’t Apple say that? Or how about they point to the specific violent content? I’m not trying to be snarky, I’ve never listened to his show or followed news reports on his controversies.It’s pretty amazing watching all of the right-wing come to defend Alex Jones. His ideas are very, very radical and hateful and actually incite violence. For some reason I think if it were radical jihads posting the same kind of content, conservatives would feel differently.
So you are telling me the cartoon is completely on spot.Ummm...except in this case "The People" is a trillion-dollar corporation that just unilaterally decided what you should hear or think inside their walled garden.
I had no idea who he was until today, soo... But indeed, based on those few descriptions I've read about him today, he is a complete racist nutcase that definitely shouldn't be allowed to spew evildoing to a wide audience.If you don't like what Alex Jones is saying then just don't listen. It seems to be the way all of us idiots are supposed to behave.
Personally I do believe that anyone who listens to that kind of crap are idiots. If you listen and believe stuff like that, then one truly lacks a sense of reality.It seems to be the way all of us idiots are supposed to behave.
Pot, meet kettle.It really is like talking to a wall.
So what’s the point then? Or are people going to start arguing Google is responsible for spreading hate speech because you can search for anything on google.com?It should be noted, if you still want to listen to his ******** you can subscribe manually. This is a non-issue.
You think Jones and his crap are rightwing?? Respectfully, you've never listened to one all the way through. Go back 3-4 years and listen to him before he got infatuated with Trump.
If he’s inciting violence why didn’t Apple say that? Or how about they point to the specific violent content? I’m not trying to be snarky, I’ve never listened to his show or followed news reports on his controversies.
I never said that. I said who is Apple to decide? I’d love for Apple to say specifically what speech violated their guidelines. Or are they just reacting to the mob? Btw this isn’t a defense of Jones. I’ve never listened to him and have no plans to. That’s how the market works. Individuals decided not to listen, support, give money to someone.
Apple’s terms and conditions prohibit hate speech, which you’ll find most of the time entails making threats and inciting violence.If he’s inciting violence why didn’t Apple say that? Or how about they point to the specific violent content? I’m not trying to be snarky, I’ve never listened to his show or followed news reports on his controversies.
So what’s the point then? Or are people going to start arguing Google is responsible for spreading hate speech because you can search for anything on google.com?
Also its kind of alarming how many in this sub are against this removal. Alex Jones appeals to the mentally ill and the mentally ill act out. Look how many parents are harassed because he falsely claimed Sandy Hook was a hoax?
So what’s the point then? Or are people going to start arguing Google is responsible for spreading hate speech because you can search for anything on google.com?
Who?And is the gubmint shutting Jones down?
He most likely is, but that not the point.P.S. For the record, I think Alex Jones is a loony.