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Brian Niemietz

Elon Musk explains why he's keeping Alex Jones off Twitter

Keeping “InfoWars” host Alex Jones off Twitter appears to be something Elon Musk is taking personally.

Since completing a $44 billion purchase of the social media platform in late October, Musk has reactivated the accounts of questionable characters including rapper Ye, who used Twitter to promote antisemitism, and former President Donald Trump, whose lies about the 2020 presidential election preceded a deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol.

But the 51-year-old enterpreneuer — a self-described “free speech absolutist” — appears to be drawing the line when it comes to spreading conspiracy theories that undermine school shootings.

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