Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is seeking to protect his personal social media accounts from being sold in the upcoming auction of his Infowars media platform to pay more than $1 billion he owes relatives of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, claiming selling those accounts would violate his privacy and deny him a chance to make a fresh start after bankruptcy.

The trustee overseeing the liquidation and selloff of the assets of Infowars and its parent company Free Speech Systems, asked a federal judge on Friday to include the social media accounts as part of the auctions scheduled for November and December. The judge delayed a decision on the matter for at least a week.

Jones’ lawyers argue the personal media accounts that use his real name are not owned by Infowars or FSS, but are controlled by him personally, and should be considered part of his “persona” that cannot be owned by someone other than himself.

  • The Pantser
    link
    fedilink
    1322 hours ago

    Or a new patreon account and he would be rolling in money again. But I sure hope he keeps trying because until his debt is settled they are gonna keep taking from him.

    • Krzd
      link
      fedilink
      521 hours ago

      I doubt all his equip etc. will be enough to cover the 1 billion. So any and all patreon income could be confiscated as well.

      • The Pantser
        link
        fedilink
        520 hours ago

        That’s what I meant by I hope he keeps trying so it can be taken as well.

        • Krzd
          link
          fedilink
          019 hours ago

          Yeah, no idea how I didn’t read that part 😅🤦