Facebook is close to removing the pages of Alex Jones, a conspiracy theorist and founder of the far-right media platform Infowars.
Facebook issued a 30-day suspension to Jones' profile on Thursday night after removing four videos on pages he runs on the social network. The content of the videos was not immediately clear, but the company said all four violated its community standards.
A Facebook spokesperson also said that pages run by Jones are nearing the limit on violations of the company's community standards, which are rules for what is and is not allowed to be posted to Facebook.
If the pages do reach that limit, they will be removed from the network. Jones and Infowars have a combined total of more than 2.5 million followers on Facebook.
"Our Community Standards make it clear that we prohibit content that encourages physical harm [bullying], or attacks someone based on their religious affiliation or gender identity [hate speech]," a company spokesperson said in an email. "We reviewed the content against our Community Standards and determined that it violates. All four videos have been removed from Facebook."
During the suspension, Jones will be unable to post from his profile. The suspension does not stop other page administrators from posting to his personal page or the page of Infowars. Both pages published new posts on Friday morning, with Jones appearing on a livestream on the Infowars page.
