The 18 biggest tech scandals of 2018 (FB, TWTR, GOOGL, TSLA, AAPL)

Starting with Apple, Alex Jones was kicked off social media sites one by one for his videos, podcasts, and posts. The social networking sites said Jones' posts were filled with hate speech and threats of physical violence targeting Muslims, transgender people, and mainstream media.

Other social media sites followed soon after with their own bans, and Twitter removed Jones after facing increasing pressure from outside groups.

Jones has long floated extreme conspiracy theories: he has claimed that the government staged the September 11 terrorist attacks, and he's currently facing a defamation lawsuit for calling the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre a staged event.

Platforms that have banned Jones this year include Facebook, Spotify, YouTube, Vimeo, PayPal, Apple App Store and Apple Podcasts, Twitter, Periscope, LinkedIn, and Pinterest.