Robin Abcarian: Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones learns the laws aren't just for the little people
Every once in a while, we get a bracing reminder that free speech has its limits. Alex Jones, the barking far-right conspiracy theorist, suffered a sweeping legal loss recently when judges in two states ruled against him in defamation lawsuits brought by the families of victims of a mass shooting nine years ago in Connecticut. Jones, who has been banned on most social media and platforms such ...
by Robin Abcarian, Los Angeles Times
Dec 02, 2021
3 minutes
Every once in a while, we get a bracing reminder that free speech has its limits.
Alex Jones, the barking far-right conspiracy theorist, suffered a sweeping legal loss recently when judges in two states ruled against him in defamation lawsuits brought by the families of victims of a mass shooting nine years ago in Connecticut.
Jones, who has been banned on most social media and platforms such as YouTube, Apple and Spotify, has made a fortune tapping into the paranoia of American conservatives by undermining their faith in reality, facts and humanity.
For years,
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