Apple finally bans Alex Jones' InfoWars app from the App Store

Alex Jones took another major blow this week.

Following bans from Twitter and Periscope, Apple has permanently banned Jones' InfoWars app from its App Store.

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Apple confirmed the InfoWars app's removal to Buzzfeed News after users noticed it was missing on Friday evening and no longer showed up in the App Store's search results. 

The App Store removal shouldn't surprise anyone. In early August, Apple removed five InfoWars podcasts, including War Room and The Alex Jones Show, from iTunes and the Podcasts app.

An Apple spokesperson told Mashable at the time the company "does not tolerate hate speech, and we have clear guidelines that creators and developers must follow to ensure we provide a safe environment for all of our users." Read more...

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