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    “We terminated these channels as it’s still against our rules for previously terminated users to start new channels,” according to the company. “The pilot program for terminations that many people have been referencing this week isn’t available yet and will be a limited pilot program to start. We’ll have more on how the program will work, who is eligible, and how creators can access it soon.“

    Jones and Fuentes may not be eligible to rejoin under the program even when it does get going.

    Jones was taken off YouTube prior to the pandemic in 2018 for violations including hate speech and child endangerment, and Fuentes was banned in 2020 for hate speech.

    Basically he heard people who’d been banned where going to be allowed back and went back without looking into the details.

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      They were on track to do so, but then Americans elected Trump and now he got all his shit back

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    They can’t even keep their BS on their own platform. Why are they so desperate to cover youtube in manure?

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      This is just yet another way to get visibility. They knew he’d get pulled, which will rile up his base.

      I’m sure free speech complaints are already being churned out by fans and bots alike.

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      Because the only thing keeping the masses distracted enough to not build guillotines is the culture war. If they can’t keep their propaganda machines running they’ll literally get executed in the streets.

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    “It’s still un-American to muzzle the peaceful expression of opinions.”

    Alex Jones? Peaceful?

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      I would guess there are two reasons: a) Alex Jones isn’t making public appearances to my knowledge, and b) Jones has already been pretty well destroyed by the legal system.

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          That shit is still ongoing.

          Also he circumvented every restraint in the most transparent way possible (different website but same show, company now in wife’s name etc.) which might lead to more lawsuits. OTOH in the current political climate the opposite might happen and I’m sure he’s banking on that.

          I recommend the KnowledgeFight podcast if you’re interested in this grifter specifically.

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      Can’t you people read. He was banned so nobody could “target” him.

      Okay fuckoff… back to watching #why-botherfiles.

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            It was said with the confidence of a statement having clear meaning and well articulated reason, but of course it had neither of these things

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          Nice handle. My brain just wants it to be Warn0ck for some reason though… tell us, are you a dark wizard?

          Willlllllllllllllllloh…

          God damn moon sapphires look just like regular ones at night. Wait, is that why they call them that?Let me get back to you tomorrow morning when I can tell the difference.

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          You know what… autoplay was on, I was huffing nitrous oxide. Honestly got no fuckin clue what I was watching or how that was supposed to be funny.

          Don’t do drugs 🤣

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    He’s such a dumbass. Dangerously so, but still. I listen to Knowledge Fight, the only way I can consume Alex Jones, but this way I know first hand the weak BS he spouts. Sometimes he cannot help himself doing the same thing that cost him his business and most of his money over his Sandy Hook accusations. A compulsive bullshitter, liar, grifter.

    He’s proof that “their fight” was never about freedom but about hating on others.

    Of course he sells supplements btw.