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Another tech platform has closed the door on Infowars& Alex Jones .Mail messaging platform MailChimp first confirmed the move in a statement to U.S. media watchdog Media Matterswhich said the accounts had been closed for &hateful conduct.& A MailChimp spokeswoman also confirmed it to TechCrunch via email.

In a statement MailChimp said it had terminated Infowars& and Jones& accounts for ToS violations — adding that while it doesn&t usually comment on individual account closures it was making an exception in this case.

&We don&t allow people to use our platform to disseminate hateful content,& it wrote, adding: &We take our responsibility to our customers and employees seriously. The decision to terminate this account was thoughtfully considered and is in line with our companyvalues.&

There has been something of a domino effect among tech companies in recent weeks over what to do about Jones/Infowars, with Facebook, Apple and Google pulling content or shuttering Jones& channels over ToS violations. Spotify, YouPorn and even Pinteresthave also pulled his content for the same reasons.Although Twitter has not — saying Jones has not violated its rules.

Jones, a notorious conspiracy theorist, has peddled anti-truths on his own website for nearly two decades, but has raised his profile and gained greater exposure by using the reach of mainstream tech platforms and tools — enabling him to rabble rouse beyond a niche audience.

As well as spreading toxic disinformation on mainstream social networks, including targeting the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting by falsely claiming the massacre was an elaborate hoax, Media Matters notes that Jones has regularly encouraged violence — expounding an impending second U.S. civil war narrative in which he discusses killing minorities.

Jones is spinning the recent tech platform bans as a ‘censorship war& on him, even as hosting companies continue to provide a platform on the internet for his website — where he continues to peddle his BS for anyone who wants to listen.

When Gmail launched with its threaded conversation view feature as the default and only option, some people sure didn&t like itand Google quickly allowed users toturn it off. On mobile, though, you were stuck with it. But heresome good news for you conversation view haters: you can now turn it off on mobile, too.

The ability to turn off conversation view is now rolling out to all Gmail app users on iOS and Android . So if you want Gmail to simply show you all emails as they arrive, without grouping them to&make them easier to digest and follow,& you&re now free to do so.

If you&ve always just left conversation view on by default, maybe now is a good time to see if you like the old-school way of looking at your email better. I personally prefer conversation view since it helps me keep track of conversations (and I get too many emails already), but itpretty much a personal preference.

To make the change, simply tap on your account name in the Settings menu and look for the &conversation view& check box. Thatit. Peace restored.

While many Australians are quite concerned with their online security in the digital age, a new Curve of Convenience report from F5 Networks has revealed that millennials are generally more interested in accessibility and ease of use when it comes to the use of apps. 

According to the report, only 44% of millennials prioritise security over