Facebook bans 'InfoWars' founder Alex Jones for 30 days

A mere matter of days after InfoWars founder Alex Jones received yet another YouTube strike — but wasn't banned — he's been hit with a 30-day block on Facebook. 

Jones received another strike on YouTube this week for violating community guidelines in four videos, which have since been taken down. 

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A Facebook spokesperson confirmed in an email that the social network has enforced a 30-day time out for Jones after he was found to have violated Facebook's Community Standards. 

"Our Community Standards make it clear that we prohibit content that encourages physical harm [bullying], or attacks someone based on their religious affiliation or gender identity [hate speech]," said a Facebook spokesperson. Read more...

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