Banning Alex Jones not coordinated by tech firms: Tim Cook
Wednesday - October 3, 2018 2:04 pm ,
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Banning Alex Jones not coordinated by tech firms: Tim Cook
San Francisco Oct 3 (IANS) Apple CEO Tim Cook has said that the decision to remove the "Infowars" podcasts by US conspiracy theorist Alex Jones from App Store was not part of a coordinated attempt by multiple Silicon Valley companies to de-platform Jones and deny him a voice the media reported.
"I ve never even had a conversation about Alex Jones with any other tech companies " The Verge quoted Cook as saying in an interview with Vice News Tonight on Tuesday.
Several tech giants including Google-owned YouTube Apple Facebook Spotify and Twitter have either removed or restricted Jones activities on their platforms for promoting hate speech.
"We make our decisions independently and I think that s important. Honestly. I ve had no conversation. And to my knowledge no one at Apple has " Cook added.
Jones is a controversial American radio show host who runs the website Infowars.com that is devoted to conspiracy theories and content containing abusive language to describe people who are transgenders Muslims and immigrants.
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"I ve never even had a conversation about Alex Jones with any other tech companies " The Verge quoted Cook as saying in an interview with Vice News Tonight on Tuesday.
Several tech giants including Google-owned YouTube Apple Facebook Spotify and Twitter have either removed or restricted Jones activities on their platforms for promoting hate speech.
"We make our decisions independently and I think that s important. Honestly. I ve had no conversation. And to my knowledge no one at Apple has " Cook added.
Jones is a controversial American radio show host who runs the website Infowars.com that is devoted to conspiracy theories and content containing abusive language to describe people who are transgenders Muslims and immigrants.
--IANS rp/na/bg
