Despite social media shunning, Alex Jones’ sales thriving

The Washington Post reports:

The tech industry’s bans of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones over repeated allegations of hate speech have left intact key elements of his money-making machinery — digital storefronts that sell apparel, survivalist gear and nutritional supplements.

And business, so far at least, appears to be booming.

The sites, called Infowars stores after Jones’ main conspiracy-themed brand, continue to operate on Twitter and Facebook, both of which have closed other accounts affiliated with Jones.


Digital storefronts on these and other digital platforms funnel traffic to a website, Infowarsstore.com, that has not been affected by the industry crackdown on Jones. It had 1.15 million visits in August, up 55 percent compared to June, the last month before the recent controversy started, according to SimilarWeb, an analytics tool.

The digital storefronts offer t-shirts picturing Jones with a piece of tape over his mouth saying “CENSORED,” as well as dozens of other InfoWars-branded products, such as Super Male Vitality and Survival Shield supplements. Jones regularly touts these in his radio broadcasts and videos, and much of the advertising on his remaining online sites direct traffic to Infowars product offerings.

The triumph of Alex Jones.