Twitter Bucks Silicon Valley Trend, Opts Not to Ban Alex Jones

Tech firms differ on when and how to police hate speech and conspiracy theories

Silicon Valley can’t decide how to deal with Alex Jones.

Late on Tuesday, Twitter Inc. Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey tweeted that his platform wouldn’t join other social networks in banning parts or all of Mr. Jones’s controversial content. His reason: Mr. Jones hadn’t violated Twitter policy, which bans bullying or threatening behavior but not posts that are merely offensive to many.

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