Twitter punishes Alex Jones—but he's still not banned

Twitter has taken action against Alex Jones.

A Twitter spokesperson confirmed Jones’ personal account has limited functions after he posted a tweet that violated its rules. The company, however, stopped short of suspending the account.

“We aren’t suspending the account but requiring he delete a tweet which contained a broadcast in violation of our rules,” the spokesperson told Mashable.

Jones can’t tweet, retweet or like content, but can still browse the site. The timeout will last for 7 days.

The offending tweet, according to BuzzFeed reporter Ryan Mac, contained a Periscope video in which Jones told listeners to get their “battle rifles” ready for antifa and the mainstream media. Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Twitter punishes Alex Jones—but he's still not banned