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Why a Red ‘X’ Is the New Symbol of Conservative Twitter

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After Alex Jones was ‘censored’ by social media companies, right-wing users are replacing Pepe with a new emoji.

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Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey took the unusual step Wednesday of going on Sean Hannity’s radio show in an attempt to win back conservative Twitter users.

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