Why Twitter refuses to ban InfoWars’ Alex Jones

American conspiracy theorist was kicked off Facebook and YouTube this week

Alex Jones
Alex Jones (L) has suggested the Sandy Hook massacre in 2012 was faked to promote gun control
(Image credit: 2016 Getty Images)

Twitter founder Jack Dorsey has insisted that American conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’s tweets do not violate the social media platform’s rules, following growing calls for a ban on the controversial media figure.

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