Yesterday, Facebook and Instagram took action against “dangerous” viewpoints on their platforms, suspending a number of far-right figures.
Conspiracy site InfoWars was particularly hit hard, as all its presence on Instagram was taken down, as well as the pages of Paul Joseph Watson, who for a long time was Alex Jones’ second-in-command.
Jones was previously banned from Twitter. But Watson still thrives there, and late last night he asked everyone to “remember us” a healthy 2o times in one tweet.
Remember us.
— Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) May 3, 2019
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Remember us pic.twitter.com/EJCpQs26g9
While some conservatives have a legitimate complaint about social media bias, the conspiracy-touting and xenophobic Watson posting a melodramatic selfie like he’d just watched a real-life genocide go down was too funny for a lot of people.
https://twitter.com/Volceltaire/status/1124271651871268865
This is like Jim @Acosta “Dear Diary”-level stupid. https://t.co/nizuyau7ZE
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) May 3, 2019
https://twitter.com/marktaurence/status/1124363403030618118
https://twitter.com/FarioVEVO/status/1124341470234910720
https://twitter.com/LucasHoopsPoems/status/1124358567048380421
Then there was this correct take.
No.
— Eyes on the Right (@EyesOnTheRight) May 3, 2019
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