Guess Who Just Showed Up At The Social Media Senate Hearing! …And Wasn’t Allowed In

Executives from Facebook and Twitter are set to testify in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee today.

Sandberg and Dorsey arrive for their Senate Intel hearing. I’ll be covering it today. pic.twitter.com/MBGNvuAUV9

— Alexander Marquardt (@MarquardtA) September 5, 2018

Jack Dorsey is the CEO of Twitter, and Sheryl Sandberg is the COO of Facebook.

Both have made sure anyone they don’t agree with is silenced. But you know… “it’s just algorithms” or something.

Alex Jones, who was simultaneously booted from MULTIPLE social media platforms in what was very obviously a coordinated effort, will SURELY come up:

So I’m guessing there will be some Qs about Alex Jones et al. https://t.co/lMviEzETim

— Alexander Marquardt (@MarquardtA) September 4, 2018

Well… Jones didn’t just COME up … he SHOWED UP:

Alex Jones just showed up to the Senate tech company hearing pic.twitter.com/q75sdQ4SEd

— Alexander Marquardt (@MarquardtA) September 5, 2018

Oh. Hello there!

Is there ever a picture where this man doesn’t look like he’s yelling?

Mr. Jones wasn’t allowed in…

And Alex Jones was told he couldn’t go into the chamber. pic.twitter.com/nsRq60qtTB

— Alexander Marquardt (@MarquardtA) September 5, 2018

So he gave a press conference of his own outside:

Alex Jones is here at the Senate Intelligence social media hearing. Saying there is “an attempted purge of the first amendment” in this country (as he addresses 15 TV cameras and reporters) pic.twitter.com/6JkDiCyKi6

— Ali Rogin (@AliABCNews) September 5, 2018

Alex Jones is outside the Senate Intelligence hearing on social media calling for the breakup of tech giants pic.twitter.com/IuIZEzyR3b

— John Hendel (@JohnHendel) September 5, 2018

alex jones is out front of senate intel promising that there will be WH exec orders about social media and conservatives in the next two weeks

we’re off to the races

— E McMorris-Santoro (@EvanMcS) September 5, 2018

Hmmm… don’t know how I’d feel about that. It would depend on what the executive order IS… I’m not in favor of government intervention in private businesses… I also think Social Media giants should be forthcoming about their obvious liberal bias towards conservative voices.

Alex Jones of Infowars now en fuego talking to reporters outside the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing. “This is dangerous authoritarianism”

— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) September 5, 2018

NEW — moments ago on Capitol Hill, Alex Jones responds to my question about reports that Jack Dorsey personally overruled his staff to keep Jones/InfoWars on Twitter: pic.twitter.com/a56n7M9N1K

— J.D. Durkin (@jiveDurkey) September 5, 2018

I’ve been VERY clear about my feelings on Alex Jones. I am no fan of his. But there’s no denying that what was done to him is cause for concern. ANY conservative who actively shares their views via any form of social media should legitimately wonder…”Am I next?”