Alex Jones Banned

Alex Jones has been banned from all but one social media platform. This is allegedly due to "hate speech" and/or breaching the platform's terms of service, but what is really going on? And is it a coincidence this is happening at the same time as other examples of threats to free speech have emerged?
See here for more information: http://hpanwo-tv.blogspot.com/2018/08/pewtube-down.html.