--- title: "InfoWars Made a New Facebook Page One Hour After Ban" description: "InfoWars came back online not even a day after Facebook announced the ban with a page titled \"Infowars is back.\"" date: "2019-05-03" modified: "2019-05-03" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/facebook-deleted-infowars-account-new" categories: - "Future Society" tags: - "facebook" - "fake news" - "hate speech" - "the digest" --- # InfoWars Made a New Facebook Page One Hour After Ban ![InfoWars came back online not even a day after Facebook announced the ban with a page titled "Infowars is back."]() *\Image: Tag Hartman-Simkins\* ## Whack-a-Mole Less than a day after Facebook banned the far-right conspiracy website InfoWars, the site had created a new account, [according to *CNBC*]() — a signal that banning extremist content will be more of a game of whack-a-mole than a one-time decision by social platforms. Jones reappeared on Facebook with a page titled "InfoWars is Back," and immediately hopped on a livestream to decry the ban. But his new page didn't last, either — the page disappeared after *CNBC* reached out to Facebook. ## A Losing Battle It's not the first time Facebook has removed pages associated with InfoWars. Alex Jones was [hit with a 30-day suspension]() in July 2018 and had to [remove 22 more]() in February of this year. "We've always banned individuals or organizations that promote or engage in violence and hate, regardless of ideology," Facebook said in a statement, [as quoted by *The Verge*]() yesterday. "The process for evaluating potential violators is extensive and it is what led us to our decision to remove these accounts today." The takeaway: After [years]() of struggling to deal with hate speech on its platform, Facebook has yet to find a more permanent solution. **READ MORE:** [Alex Jones was banned from Facebook, but an hour later he was back on Facebook livestreaming]() \[*CNBC*\] **More on Facebook:** *[In 50 Years, Dead People Will Make up Most of Facebook’s Users]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()