Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Won't Suspend Alex Jones, Says It's On Media To Refute His Lies

Jack Dorsey , the co-founder and CEO of Twitter, said Tuesday night that his platform hadnt suspended conspiracy theorist Alex Jones because he hasnt violated our rules.

We didnt suspend Alex Jones or Infowars yesterday, Dorsey wrote on Twitter. We know thats hard for many but the reason is simple: he hasnt violated our rules. Well enforce if he does.

If we succumb and simply react to outside pressure, rather than straightforward principles we enforce (and evolve) impartially regardless of political viewpoints, we become a service thats constructed by our personal views that can swing in any direction. Thats not us.

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If we succumb and simply react to outside pressure, rather than straightforward principles we enforce (and evolve) impartially regardless of political viewpoints, we become a service thats constructed by our personal views that can swing in any direction. Thats not us.
jack (@jack) August 8, 2018

Several major companies removed some of Jones content from their platforms this week, including Apple, which took down several podcasts from iTunes, and Google , which banned his personal and Infowars YouTube channels , citing hate speech and harassment. Spotify, Facebook , Stitcher, LinkedIn and Pinterest have also taken action.

Jones, a prominent peddler of conspiracy theories and an adept user of social media, has pushed bizarre claims, including that the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School was a hoax and that the 9/11 terrorist attacks were an inside job. Hes currently being sued for defamation for his attacks on the families of the Sandy Hook victims.

Dorsey said Tuesday that accounts like Jones can often sensationalize issues and spread unsubstantiated rumors but alluded it was not Twitters job to censor such content unless it violated the platforms specific guidelines . Instead, Dorsey called on the media to hold people like Jones in check.

Its critical journalists document, validate, and refute such information directly so people can form their own opinions, he wrote. This is what serves the public conversation best.