The Daily Populous

Monday August 6th, 2018 night edition

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Apple has removed hundreds of podcasts by conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his InfoWars brand from its iTunes and Podcasts apps.

On Monday, Facebook removed the InfoWars page on its platform for "using hate speech", and Alex Jones' channel on YouTube was "terminated".

In a livestream on Twitter, Mr Jones said InfoWars had become the "most censored" channel on Earth.

Spotify also told the BBC that it had removed The Alex Jones Show from its podcast listings on Monday.

"Due to repeated violations of Spotify's prohibited content policies, The Alex Jones Show has lost access to the Spotify platform.".

While Apple did not host the InfoWars podcasts on its own servers, its iTunes and Podcasts apps made the programmes easily accessible to millions of people.

YouTube said it had "long-standing policies against child endangerment and hate speech" but InfoWars claimed the the videos had been deleted because they were "critical of liberalism". »

Women-only network appoints male chairman

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A networking group with the aim of supporting female leaders has been criticised for appointing a male chairman.

AllBright announced that Allan Leighton, chairman of the Co-operative Group, had taken the role.

The privately-run group describes itself as "the network for working women in the UK". »

Christopher Robin: Winnie the Pooh film denied release in China

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China's film authorities have denied a release to Disney's new Winnie the Pooh film, Christopher Robin, it's reported.

Chinese authorities have been blocking images of Pooh on social media since last year, after the AA Milne bear became a symbol of political dissent.

The comparisons began in 2013 when an image of Xi walking with President Barack Obama was posted alongside a picture of Pooh walking next to Tigger. »

Exclusive: Robert Redford announces he's retiring from acting

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For Robert Redford, “one last job” isn’t just one of the loose themes in his forthcoming movie The Old Man & The Gun: The film is quite literally his final acting gig.

In a new interview with EW, the 81-year-old actor confirms he is making good on his 2016 claim that he is retiring from acting.

Redford kicked off his acting career in TV and film in 1960, nearly 60 years ago. »