Twitter on Tuesday broke ranks with other top tech companies that banished conspiracy theorist Alex Jones from their platforms — saying the InfoWars website founder "hasn't violated our rules."

In a series of posts, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey explained why he wouldn’t follow the lead of YouTube, Spotify, Apple, Facebook and others who’ve spurned or punished Jones and his InfoWars website.

We didn’t suspend Alex Jones or Infowars yesterday. We know that’s hard for many but the reason is simple: he hasn’t violated our rules. We’ll enforce if he does. And we’ll continue to promote a healthy conversational environment by ensuring tweets aren’t artificially amplified. — jack (@jack) August 8, 2018

"We're going to hold Jones to the same standard we hold to every account, not taking one-off actions to make us feel good in the short term, and adding fuel to new conspiracy theories," Dorsey added in a second tweet.

He added that to "succumb and simply react" is "not us."

If we succumb and simply react to outside pressure, rather than straightforward principles we enforce (and evolve) impartially regardless of political viewpoints, we become a service that’s constructed by our personal views that can swing in any direction. That’s not us. — jack (@jack) August 8, 2018

Accounts like Jones' can often sensationalize issues and spread unsubstantiated rumors, so it’s critical journalists document, validate, and refute such information directly so people can form their own opinions. This is what serves the public conversation best. — jack (@jack) August 8, 2018

Twitter has come under fire not punishing accounts spreading neo-Nazi, white supremacist, and other "alt right" views, The Hill reported.

The companies that booted Jones said they did so because he violated their policies on hate speech. Jones has promulgated a number of conspiracy theories, including that the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting was a hoax.