Far-right extremists keep evading social media bans

Alex Jones talks to reporters outside a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing in September

When Facebook told me this morning that it would ban Alex Jones and Infowars from its platform, my initial reaction was one of deja vu. Haven’t we been through this before? Indeed, it was nine months ago that Facebook first acted to remove Jones’ public page, after previously suspending him.

But banning a Jones page and removing Jones’ network are different things. And despite Facebook’s move — along with many other tech platforms — to remove his influence, Jones continued to thrive. It was only in February when Facebook found another 22 pages related to him and his businesses. And while his diminished reach has certainly limited his ability to attract new followers and profit from vile conspiracy theories, he has continued to have a…

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https://www.theverge.com/interface/2019/5/3/18527590/facebook-alex-jones-laura-loomer-ban-evasion