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Twitter Permanently Bans Alex Jones, Infowars Day After Congressional Testimony

Ryan Saavedra

Twitter permanently banned the accounts of Alex Jones and Infowars from the platform on Thursday after Jones aggressively confronted a CNN reporter yesterday who led the push for social media companies to ban Jones from their platforms.

“The ban appears to be related to a heated exchange between Jones and a CNN reporter Wednesday, which Jones live streamed on the Twitter-owned video service Periscope,” CNBC reported. “Jones ranted at the reporter, as well as Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, following back-to-back congressional hearings where Dorsey addressed online election meddling, as well as accusations of political bias and conservative censorship on the platform.”

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