Poll of the Day > SUCCESS!! Spotify is REMOVING Fatass Alex Jones after Pressure from the PEOPLE!

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Austin Based Spotify has given into the pressure and REMOVES videos from Alex Jones for violating content rules after users threatened to boycott the app if they did not drop him.

They confirmed to have removed episodes for flouting its rules prohibiting hate content that is designed to incite hatred or violence against people because of their race, religion, disability, gender identity or sexual orientation

They said "We take reports of hate content seriously and review any podcast episode or song is flagged by our ocmmunity"

This comes as Facebook and Youtube have already banned or blocked Alex Jones for months and perhaps permanently for continuing to break the rules

He is now using TWITTER to promote his app.

Do you think Alex Jones would be banned on Gamefaqs?

Alex - Banned Rhino

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Ah yes, rejoice in silencing those who you disagree with, such tolerance.
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that's the power of capitalism i guess
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Jen0125 posted...

that's the power of capitalism i guess

But mah first amendment rights!!

knivesX2004 posted...

Jen0125 posted...

that's the power of capitalism i guess

But mah first amendment rights!!

Yeah but as soon as James Gunn lost his job the left threw a tantrum

XlaxJynx007 posted...

Ah yes, rejoice in silencing those who you disagree with, such tolerance.

An example of someone who doesn't know what tolerance is.

The Left loves censorship more than anybody else.

Makes you wonder if they are actually trying to cover up something, if they feel threatened by the free flow of information...

Too bad. His stuff is always good for a hearty chuckle or two.
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Uh oh, someone didn't have the correct opinion. Let's silence him! Constitution be damned!
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Well, Spotify officially lost its balls and any modicum of respect I had for the service. Not that it really impacts me one way or the other -- the same as the "customers" protesting, since I don't either listen to the guy or use the service.

XlaxJynx007 posted...

Ah yes, rejoice in silencing those who you disagree with, such tolerance.

The only solace is in the fact that the same people rejoicing today may someday find themselves at the mercy of the mob justice they applaud, because these things have a habit on turning on people.

BlackScythe0 posted...

XlaxJynx007 posted...

Ah yes, rejoice in silencing those who you disagree with, such tolerance.

An example of someone who doesn't know what tolerance is.

In BS0's world, tolerance simply means anybody BS0 tolerates >_>
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OhhhJa posted...

knivesX2004 posted...

Jen0125 posted...

that's the power of capitalism i guess

But mah first amendment rights!!

Yeah but as soon as James Gunn lost his job the left threw a tantrum

Me? I didn't say anything about that.
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Should? Yes. Would? No. See also? Ico.
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VideoboysaysCube posted...

Uh oh, someone didn't have the correct opinion. Let's silence him! Constitution be damned!

I feel like people don't understand that the First Amendment doesn't Constitutionally protect your right to be on Spotify. It doesn't have anything to do with things like that. It has to do with government oppression of free speech. Spotify is not the government. Being on Spotify isn't a right.
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Alex Jones is actively hurting people! Some of you are kinda' ignoring that. It's a little worse than "just" saying hateful things.
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So do people just not agree with capitalism when it comes to boycotting political speakers?
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alex Jones is the type of person, who, if a user here, would get banned near constantly and make a YouTube video for each one explaining how the mods and admins are completely wrong and he is the true king of all of gamefaqs and can do no wrong, meanwhile every user would make fun of them as per usual for users like that

he kinda already does that tbh
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VideoboysaysCube posted...

Uh oh, someone didn't have the correct opinion. Let's silence him! Constitution be damned!

Imagine actually believing something this fucking stupid.

Not to suggest this as an excuse but with multiple social medias and entertainment leaning more to the left, from a business perspective why aren't anyone taking advantage of the situation and offer those on the right a platform or service to rival that of Facebook, Twitter, etc.? Could said service potentially obtain enough users to make them equally big or its simply near impossible with the foothold the existing services have at the moment?
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InfestedAdam posted...

Not to suggest this as an excuse but with multiple social medias and entertainment leaning more to the left, from a business perspective why aren't anyone taking advantage of the situation and offer those on the right a platform or service to rival that of Facebook, Twitter, etc.? Could said service potentially obtain enough users to make them equally big or its simply near impossible with the foothold the existing services have at the moment?

There is. There is a site called "Gab", but the Left is trying to convince everyone that it is a white supremacist Nazi site.

It isn't.

InfestedAdam posted...

Not to suggest this as an excuse but with multiple social medias and entertainment leaning more to the left, from a business perspective why aren't anyone taking advantage of the situation and offer those on the right a platform or service to rival that of Facebook, Twitter, etc.? Could said service potentially obtain enough users to make them equally big or its simply near impossible with the foothold the existing services have at the moment?

As if America isn't divided enough, though. =x
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Jen0125 posted...

VideoboysaysCube posted...

Uh oh, someone didn't have the correct opinion. Let's silence him! Constitution be damned!

I feel like people don't understand that the First Amendment doesn't Constitutionally protect your right to be on Spotify. It doesn't have anything to do with things like that. It has to do with government oppression of free speech. Spotify is not the government. Being on Spotify isn't a right.

You know that the constitution isn't arbitrary, right? They're rights because all people should have them. Spotify choosing to censor isn't illegal, but it is immoral.
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TheWorstPoster posted...

InfestedAdam posted...

Not to suggest this as an excuse but with multiple social medias and entertainment leaning more to the left, from a business perspective why aren't anyone taking advantage of the situation and offer those on the right a platform or service to rival that of Facebook, Twitter, etc.? Could said service potentially obtain enough users to make them equally big or its simply near impossible with the foothold the existing services have at the moment?

There is. There is a site called "Gab", but the Left is trying to convince everyone that it is a white supremacist Nazi site.

It isn't.

If youre familiar with it then it probably is.

Zeus posted...

As if America isn't divided enough, though. =x

Touche. Said services that caters to only certain viewpoints wouldn't exactly help or encourage folks to keep an open mind.
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Kyuubi4269 posted...

but it is immoral.

No, it's not.
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VeeVees posted...

Kyuubi4269 posted...

but it is immoral.

No, it's not.

How is silencing people not immoral?
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Kyuubi4269 posted...

VeeVees posted...

Kyuubi4269 posted...

but it is immoral.

No, it's not.

How is silencing people not immoral?

The Soviets used to do that. They would arrest political dissidents, throw them in gulags where they would never be heard from again (where they would be executed), and then airbrush them out of photographs.

Kyuubi4269 posted...

VeeVees posted...

Kyuubi4269 posted...

but it is immoral.

No, it's not.

How is silencing people not immoral?

Because they are not obligated to provide a platform for everyone to speak on.
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Kyuubi4269 posted...

You know that the constitution isn't arbitrary, right? They're rights because all people should have them. Spotify choosing to censor isn't illegal, but it is immoral.

What does this have to do with what I said?

The First Amendment doesn't apply here at all.
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VeeVees posted...

Kyuubi4269 posted...

VeeVees posted...

Kyuubi4269 posted...

but it is immoral.

No, it's not.

How is silencing people not immoral?

Because they are not obligated to provide a platform for everyone to speak on.

Oh so morals are based on legal obligation now?
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Kyuubi4269 posted...

VeeVees posted...

Kyuubi4269 posted...

VeeVees posted...

Kyuubi4269 posted...

but it is immoral.

No, it's not.

How is silencing people not immoral?

Because they are not obligated to provide a platform for everyone to speak on.

Oh so morals are based on legal obligation now?

They also have no moral obligation to provide him with a platform. It's not his right to speak on someone else's platform.
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TheWorstPoster posted...

InfestedAdam posted...

Not to suggest this as an excuse but with multiple social medias and entertainment leaning more to the left, from a business perspective why aren't anyone taking advantage of the situation and offer those on the right a platform or service to rival that of Facebook, Twitter, etc.? Could said service potentially obtain enough users to make them equally big or its simply near impossible with the foothold the existing services have at the moment?

There is. There is a site called "Gab", but the Left is trying to convince everyone that it is a white supremacist Nazi site.

It isn't.

He's right for once, it isn't a white supremacist site. It's just a coincidence that its most popular users are high profile white supremacists.
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InfestedAdam posted...

Not to suggest this as an excuse but with multiple social medias and entertainment leaning more to the left, from a business perspective why aren't anyone taking advantage of the situation and offer those on the right a platform or service to rival that of Facebook, Twitter, etc.? Could said service potentially obtain enough users to make them equally big or its simply near impossible with the foothold the existing services have at the moment?

It's simple.
They've tried and that's not where the money is.
Look at all the reddit, gofundme, and patreon spinoffs the alt right tries to start up.
They're all garbage and nobody wants to do business with them.

Fox news isn't going to hire Alex Jones because he's bad for business.

Jen0125 posted...

I feel like people don't understand that the First Amendment doesn't Constitutionally protect your right to be on Spotify.

Maybe not in those words, but James Madison called out Spotify rights in the Federalist Papers.

Im not a regular here, just browsing. I exclusively post on gaming forums tbh. I just saw this and it honestly feels wrong. I mean, Alex Jones is a nut job but he is still a citizen with rights. Free speech is free speech, and the celebration of censorship is really dangerous. Spotify can do whatever they want, I dont really care, but the scary thing is that people like you support censorship. Just because you dont agree with someone doesnt mean they should be silenced. Im sure theres someone out there who disagrees with you, should they be allowed to silence you? No, because its your constitutional right.
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DrVonRupee posted...

Im not a regular here, just browsing. I exclusively post on gaming forums tbh. I just saw this and it honestly feels wrong. I mean, Alex Jones is a nut job but he is still a citizen with rights. Free speech is free speech, and the celebration of censorship is really dangerous. Spotify can do whatever they want, I dont really care, but the scary thing is that people like you support censorship. Just because you dont agree with someone doesnt mean they should be silenced. Im sure theres someone out there who disagrees with you, should they be allowed to silence you? No, because its your constitutional right.

So I see that you also dont understand what the first amendment protects
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The first amendment protects your ability to have an opinion and share it, even if it's unpopular, but it does not protect hate speech or violence. Besides freedom of the press as well, other protections by the same amendment, which people often forget, are assembly, petition, and religion.
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VeeVees posted...

They also have no moral obligation to provide him with a platform.

Sure they are, he pays to use their service, it's pretty immoral to deny service because of who he is, that's why these rights against the government exist.

VeeVees posted...

It's not his right to speak on someone else's platform.

Not really relevant, it doesn't have to be a right to be right.
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Entity13 posted...

but it does not protect hate speech

It does though. You're allowed to express vile opinions, you're just not allowed threaten or incite harm.
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Dumb move honestly. Alex Jones is practically a martyr now to his fanbase. This will just strengthen his nutcase platform and make his fans even more diehard than ever.

The worst thing that can happen at this point is for him to stop feeding his bullshit to people. That would just make his fans even more frenzied then they already are. Best to just ignore him and let him destroy himself. Only way to win is to not play.
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Wait, no



We fuckin up
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Kyuubi4269 posted...

Sure they are, he pays to use their service, it's pretty immoral to deny service because of who he is, that's why these rights against the government exist.

Spotify is not the government.
Stop misunderstanding what the 1st amendment actually is.

knivesX2004 posted...

Kyuubi4269 posted...

Sure they are, he pays to use their service, it's pretty immoral to deny service because of who he is, that's why these rights against the government exist.

Spotify is not the government.
Stop misunderstanding what the 1st amendment actually is.

Stop misunderstanding what I fucking wrote. The amendments are about the government regardless of what they are, the motive for them however is equally valid against companies as it is against the government.

Murder is a charge held against people, but that doesn't mean it's moral for companies to kill people.
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Duckbear is a fat ugly racist, Alex Jones and Infowars make decent videos that expose dumb uni students, SJWs, feminists and other hypocrites. Spotify can do whatever they want tho, Alex Jones will survive.

Kyuubi4269 posted...

the motive for them however is equally valid against companies as it is against the government.

No it's not.

Kyuubi4269 posted...

you're just not allowed threaten or incite harm.

He does just that!
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likehelly posted...

alex Jones is the type of person, who, if a user here, would get banned near constantly and make a YouTube video for each one explaining how the mods and admins are completely wrong and he is the true king of all of gamefaqs and can do no wrong, meanwhile every user would make fun of them as per usual for users like that

he kinda already does that tbh

Ok Alex, calm down.
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Golden Road posted...

Kyuubi4269 posted...

you're just not allowed threaten or incite harm.

He does just that!

So where's the police?
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Kyuubi4269 posted...

Murder is a charge held against people, but that doesn't mean it's moral for companies to kill people.

Companies are run and owned by people. Not sure what you're getting at. Companies are legal entities, not sentient entities. They can't kill people. It's not possible. The people running them can, and even do so in the name of the company, but then they are charged with murder. Not the company.
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I still think this is funny xD

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He's a scum bag and his fans are worse.
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