Facebook says it’s close to shutting down InfoWars' pages
The Facebook pages for InfoWars and its founder Alex Jones are on the verge of being shut down for violations of the social media platform’s community standards.
A Facebook spokesperson told CNN on Friday that the pages associated with Jones and InfoWars, both known for spreading conspiracy theories, were “close” to hitting an unspecified threshold of violations that would prompt the platform to unpublish the profiles. CNBC confirmed the report later in the day.
Facebook suspended Jones’ personal profile on the platform for 30 days on Thursday. Facebook also took the step of removing four videos related to the pages.
Jones’ temporary ban from the social media platform means that he cannot post content to his own personal page or use it to post content to the Alex Jones and InfoWars Facebook pages. His personal profile is still active, however, and other page administrators can keep posting to them if they want.
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