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Apple has permanently banned Alex Jones' Infowars app from the App Store

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      Eva
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      They effectively are funded through the sales of supplements. It's...interesting, to say the least. As they're a private company, I'm not entirely certain that anything in 2. can be answered.

      They effectively are funded through the sales of supplements. It's...interesting, to say the least. As they're a private company, I'm not entirely certain that anything in 2. can be answered.

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          CALICO
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          Free Speech Systems, LLC 3005 S LAMAR BLVD D109-3 this is a UPS store AUSTIN, TX 78704 (512) 291-5750 www.ilonlawson.com* Founded: 2007 Annual Revenue: $7,246,324.00 Employee Count: 41 Industries:...

          InfoWars (stylized as INFOWARS) is a far-right American conspiracy theorist and fake news website and media platform owned by Alex Jones's Free Speech Systems LLC. — Wikipedia

          Free Speech Systems, LLC
          3005 S LAMAR BLVD D109-3 this is a UPS store
          AUSTIN, TX 78704
          (512) 291-5750
          www.ilonlawson.com*

          Founded: 2007
          Annual Revenue: $7,246,324.00
          Employee Count: 41
          Industries: Radio Broadcasting Stations
          Contacts: Alex Jones

          *this URL links to what looks to be a Chinese gambling website based in Macau, but when I google "ilonlawson" I found this wackadoo manifesto that was absolutely written by Jones. I mean, just read some of it. It's really something else. I'm still reading through it, and I'm captivated by the magnitude of neural rot needed to come up with this. Holy shit.

          In this manifesto, we shall illuminate the Blood-Soaked Fascist Military Establishment in America, that kills our daughters and sons as human sacrifices, the Financial Tyranny of the Federal Reserve, the Income Tax and the International Bankers, and the daunting menace of The New World Order—Brave New World.

          12 votes
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            EightRoundsRapid
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            Are you surprised by the level of lunacy? This is the guy who lost a custody battle and blamed it on a "big old bowl of chilli"...

            Are you surprised by the level of lunacy? This is the guy who lost a custody battle and blamed it on a "big old bowl of chilli"

            https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/alex-jones-custody-trial-10-wtf-moments-108404/

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            1. MacDolanFarms
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              The best part about it is I think his lawyer's position was that it was all an act. He just needed Alex to act like a normal human for one trial -- one trial -- and all would be well.

              The best part about it is I think his lawyer's position was that it was all an act. He just needed Alex to act like a normal human for one trial -- one trial -- and all would be well.

              6 votes
          2. clerical_terrors
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            7 million in revenue is honestly more then I was expecting. I've heard it said that Jones has expensive tastes and the cash to cater to them but this is beyond what I thought that meant.

            7 million in revenue is honestly more then I was expecting. I've heard it said that Jones has expensive tastes and the cash to cater to them but this is beyond what I thought that meant.

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    2. what
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      Seems like they won't be able to rely on any third-party companies and services, they'll have to host and run everything themselves (which I actually find is a pretty good option in 2018,...

      Seems like they won't be able to rely on any third-party companies and services, they'll have to host and run everything themselves (which I actually find is a pretty good option in 2018, regardless of how controversial your organization is). I'm assuming that avid followers of InfoWars won't find their content being removed from every major service/store/website such a great inconvenience that they'll abandon it entirely. If anything, all the news about InfoWars has likely promoted it even further.

      3 votes
    3. rxtx
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      Alex Jones is syndicated on radio across the country. Additionally - he and InfoWars have been banned, but that doesn't mean people won't upload clips of him from his website. He can easily get...

      Alex Jones is syndicated on radio across the country.

      Additionally - he and InfoWars have been banned, but that doesn't mean people won't upload clips of him from his website. He can easily get around the bans by simply using cutouts or just letting people post his stuff.

      Edit: He could also just form another company, or leverage one of his existing companies like Prison Planet.

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