Roku welcomes conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and Infowars

Sandy Hook conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his Infowars rantathon channel have been turfed out of virtually every major platform due to his love of violent rhetoric, racial hatred and general bigotry. Welcome to Roku, Alex!

Roku may have given itself a brand safety issue. The streaming service has added Infowars, the live show hosted by conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, as a channel. Jones was in the news on Jan. 11 for losing a legal battle to Sandy Hook shooting victims families, forcing his company to turn over documents.

On Jan. 14, Roku users tweeted their concerns at the company. One tweet from @DanielMadison78 asked, Hey @Roku, whats with you adding Infowars to your platform? In a now-deleted tweet, Rokus support account replied with a link to the channel.

Roku is built-in to many television sets nowadaysfor people who don't like racist conspiracy theories, it has just become a nearly perfect wedding of convenience and very unexpected consequences. As indicated in the below screengrab, they absolutely do not give a shit.

It's off to Apple TV or Amazon Fire [Amazon link] for me. Does anyone know which is the service least likely to a) sell my every move and b) Milkshake Duck itself six months from now?

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