YouTube hits Alex Jones with yet another strike—but he's still not banned

Alex Jones has escaped a YouTube ban yet again.

The InfoWars founder, most known for falsely reporting that the Sandy Hook shooting was staged, has received another strike on YouTube for four videos violating community guidelines. The videos have been removed from the site.

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Jones’ YouTube troubles first made news back in February, when he received two separate YouTube strikes for videos spreading conspiracy theories about the Parkland shooting. At the time, many outlets noted that under YouTube’s rules, one more strike would wipe Alex Jones’ YouTube channel from the site. While YouTube does ban a channel when it receives three strikes, users do have an opportunity to avoid the third strike — strikes expire after 3 months. Read more…

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Source: Mashable | YouTube hits Alex Jones with yet another strike—but he's still not banned