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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPayPal ends business dealings with Alex Jones's Infowars
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-paypal-hldg-infowars/paypal-ends-business-dealings-with-alex-joness-infowars-idUSKCN1M12NT(Reuters) - Payments processor PayPal Holdings Inc said on Friday it decided to end its business relationship with popular U.S. conspiracy theorist Alex Joness Infowars website after finding instances of hate speech and discriminatory content on the site.
The move makes PayPal the latest tech company to take action against Jones, a deeply controversial right-wing radio talk-show host who has suggested that the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre was a hoax, among other sensational claims.
Companies such as Apple Inc, Twitter Inc, Google parent Alphabet Inc and Facebook Inc have also banned Infowars and content produced by Jones.
We undertook an extensive review of the Infowars sites, and found instances that promoted hate or discriminatory intolerance against certain communities and religions, which run counter to our core value of inclusion, the PayPal spokesman said.
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PayPal ends business dealings with Alex Jones's Infowars (Original Post)
fleur-de-lisa
Sep 2018
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Aristus
(66,478 posts)1. Finding 'instances' of hate speech and discriminatory content?
The whole goddamned site is hate speech and discriminatory content!
Raster
(20,998 posts)2. Ooops-a-doodle... Alex is getting closer and closer...
...to a real job.
fleur-de-lisa
(14,628 posts)3. Well, he said he was ready to die a few days ago. I'm okay with that. n/t
Raster
(20,998 posts)4. I am more than OK with that...
...willing to help in any way I possibly can, completely legal of course.
fleur-de-lisa
(14,628 posts)5. "Always look for the helpers."
Raster
(20,998 posts)6. Helping hands are happy hands.