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ddebernardy | karma 3812 | avg karma 3.03 · 2018-08-15 10:34:03+00:00

Freedom of expression isn't at stake here. Your right to free speech - even the "disagree with what you say but fight for your right to say it" kind - doesn't entitle you to get broadcast or listened to.

https://xkcd.com/1357/

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legostormtroopr | karma 2196 | avg karma 3.72 · 2018-08-15 10:38:49+00:00

Sure, within a few days he was banned from Facebook, Twitter, Youtube and LinkedIn - which covers almost all Internet traffic.

It was just 4 companies that banned him, not the government. He can just go to the alternate versions of those platforms...

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kthejoker2 | karma 3112 | avg karma 2.27 · 2018-08-15 16:15:55+00:00

How is this germane? He's also not on all the major television networks, radio networks, or newspapers. Why are you deeming the Internet special?

Alex Jones made his name originally driving around Austin with a sound truck.

You're not guaranteed an audience, full stop.

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