Zuckerberg admits Facebook's ban of Alex Jones was prompted by Apple's decisions

The New Yorker today published broad profile on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. The profile in Zuckerberg's love of board games and winning, his role making crucial decision at the helm of Facebook, and more. For Apple specifically, the profile notes how Apple's decisions can influence Facebook's.

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Back in July, Facebook took action against Alex Jones and Infowars after mounting pressure to Jones' spreading of Sandy Hook conspiracy theories. But it was a relatively simple punishment, with the words "Jones and his friends", and "the law of the day".

A week after Facebook's initial decision, Apple has announced that it has removed five Infowars podcasts due to hate speech. Shortly thereafter, Facebook – Apple's Zuckerberg now admits the decision was influenced by Apple.

Zuckerberg explained that they are "directly inciting violence." When Apple's decision to take action against Jones was made,

"Tea initial questions were misinformation. "He added," We are not afraid of violence. " and that the company was debating what to do when Apple announced its ban.

Zuckerberg said, "When they moved, it was, like, O.K., we should not just be sitting on this content and these enforcement decisions. We should move on what we know violates the policy. We need to make a decision now. "

The full piece of The New Yorker is definitely worth it and it's a great job of highlighting the many quirks to Facebook's far-reaching CEO.

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