Tim Cook says Apple has not coordinated Alex Jones' ban with other tech companies

Apple CEO Tim Cook has revealed a little more behind-the-scenes decision-making that has resulted in the widespread ban on Alex Jones' technology platform, the conspiracy theorist and the far right, last month, in an interview with HBO. Vice News tonight tonight. Mr. Cook has specifically indicated that the decision to remove podcasts managed by Jones and his Infowars network from the official iOS Podcasts application, and then to remove the main application Infowars from the App Store, only made not part of a coordinated attempt of several companies in Silicon Valley. Unzip Jones and deny him a voice.

"We do not take a political stance. We did not bend in one way or another. You can find out from what's on the App Store, in podcasts, and so on. You will see everything from the most conservative to the most liberal. And that's what I think it should be, "Cook said. About a possible coordinated effort, Cook said, "I've never even had a conversation about [Alex Jones] with any other technology company. We make our decisions independently and believe that it is important. Honestly. I did not have a conversation. And to my knowledge, no one at Apple has a. "

Apple, alongside Facebook, was one of the first tech companies to take definitive action against Jones by banning some of his podcasts. Through Infowars and its many podcasts, websites and affiliated social media networks, Jones routinely collects false information and conspiracy theories about political figures and, in particular, about the parents of victims of Sandy Hook. Jones is now being sued for defamation by a number of relatives of the victims.

Apple has invoked hate speech violations for removing Jones' podcasts and, later, the Infowars application. Many tech companies and platform operators – including Spotify, YouTube, Twitter and PayPal – have followed suit, presiding right-wing members and other conservative figures who suggest it was coordinated action to silence Jones and punish him for his policy. In this most recent interview, it seems that Cook wants to put aside this theory.