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Sunlei

(22,651 posts)
Sat Nov 25, 2017, 09:23 AM Nov 2017

Extremists- 'alt-right' medias follow Alex Jones lead-he posted Rep. Barton Masturbating video.

INFOWARS Likely Just Violated Law by Posting Video of Rep. Barton Masturbating

In a since-deleted post, Alex Jones’s INFOWARS recently published video purporting to show embattled Texas Rep. Joe Barton masturbating. The original post, according to archives of the page, occurred November 22nd and carried Alex Jones’s name as the author of the post.

Barton is in hot water for reportedly sending sexually-charged videos, messages, and photos to a woman whom he later threatened to report to Capitol Police if she exposed him, the Washington Post reports.

What is interesting, though, is the INFOWARS decision to publish the material, which seems at first blush to be a violation of a Texas “Revenge Porn” law. The law would cover INFOWARS, which is a publication of Free Speech Systems, LLC, registered to an Austin, Texas address according to the Texas Secretary of State.
1.Intentionally discloses sexual recordings without consent;
2.The person depicted had a reasonable expectation that the recordings would remain private;
3.The leaking of the recordings caused harm; and
4.The identity of the depicted person is disclosed, including through accompanying information.
Another subsection of the statute makes it a crime to promote an offending recording “on an Internet website . . . that is owned or operated by the person.”



https://lawandcrime.com/uncategorized/infowars-likely-just-violated-law-by-posting-rep-barton-masturbation-video/
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Extremists- 'alt-right' medias follow Alex Jones lead-he posted Rep. Barton Masturbating video. (Original Post) Sunlei Nov 2017 OP
WTF Iliyah Nov 2017 #1
Is a "WTF". I'm not sure why one of alt-right 'Leaders' released that video? negative attention? Sunlei Nov 2017 #2

Sunlei

(22,651 posts)
2. Is a "WTF". I'm not sure why one of alt-right 'Leaders' released that video? negative attention?
Sat Nov 25, 2017, 09:51 AM
Nov 2017

Infowars is about the top media "personal twitter account Donald Trump followed", reads and tweeted stories from. His number one has always been Republican fox.

IMO, Republicans (alt right swamp) are desperate to deflect/distract from something much worse. Jones is willing to throw his name and self out in front of the swamp for some reason?

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