Twitter's CEO explained why he hasn't banished Alex Jones and, in doing so, took a not-so-subtle swipe at Facebook

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• Jack Dorsey defended Twitter's decision to allow Alex Jones to keep tweeting after Apple, Facebook, and YouTube all banned the Infowars presenter.
• Dorsey took a thinly veiled swipe at Facebook and YouTube, which only acted after Apple removed Jones, by saying that Twitter does not "simply react to outside pressure."
• Dorsey's decision has not gone down well with some, however, with Reddit's former CEO suggesting it could lead to Twitter's demise.

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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has tweet-stormed his reasons for not banishing renowned conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, and in doing so, took a not-so-subtle swipe at Facebook and YouTube.

In a thread of five tweets, Dorsey said Jones did not break Twitter rules and so the company decided against blocking him after Apple, Facebook, and YouTube all shut down the Infowars presenter on Monday.

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