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'''Gab''' is an alternative social networking service to [[Twitter]] created by Andrew Torba that emerged due to blatant disregard for [[free speech]] by liberal social media platforms. It is based in [[Austin]], [[Texas]]. Unlike [[Parler]], Gab owns its own servers, hence [[Big Tech]] cannot pull the plug in its operations.  The site is populated with a majority of right-leaning users, although all are welcome. Gab's motto is "Speak Freely" and their mascot (pictured) is a [[frog]].

'''Gab''' is an alternative social networking service to [[Twitter]] created by [[Andrew Torba]] that emerged due to blatant disregard for [[free speech]] by [[leftist]] [[Social media|social media platforms]]. It is based in [[Austin]], [[Texas]]. Unlike [[Parler]], Gab owns its own servers, hence [[Big Tech]] cannot pull the plug in its operations.  The site is populated with a majority of right-leaning users, although all (civil) people are welcome. Gab's motto is "Speak Freely" and their mascot (pictured) is a [[frog]].

Gab does not engage in [[censorship]] as liberal social networking sites do (often illegally) against voices, opinions and platforms they do not like. Because of this, Gab has been unjustly attacked by the anti-free speech [[Mainstream Media]] and [[Wikipedia]] as "far-right" and "anti-Semetic".<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gab_(social_network)&oldid=898796870</ref><ref>https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/10/29/18033006/gab-social-media-anti-semitism-neo-nazis-twitter-facebook</ref><ref>https://www.wired.com/story/gab-offline-free-speech-alt-right/</ref><ref>https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/30/tech/gab-anti-semitic-speech-invs/index.html</ref>

Gab does not engage in [[censorship]] as leftist social networking sites do (often illegally and immorally) against voices, opinions and platforms they do not like. Because of this, Gab has been unjustly attacked by the anti-free speech [[Mainstream Media]] and [[Wikipedia]] as "far-right" and "anti-Semetic".<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gab_(social_network)&oldid=898796870</ref><ref>https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/10/29/18033006/gab-social-media-anti-semitism-neo-nazis-twitter-facebook</ref><ref>https://www.wired.com/story/gab-offline-free-speech-alt-right/</ref><ref>https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/30/tech/gab-anti-semitic-speech-invs/index.html</ref>

After the Tree of Life synagogue shooting, GoDaddy, Joyent, PayPal, Shopify, Stripe, and Medium all banned Gab. Conservatives criticized the move citing how anti-Semitic speech can also be found on Facebook and Twitter among leftists. On October 31, 2018, Torba wrote on Twitter, "Someone turned on the propane tank on my parent’s gas grill, turned the burner on, and let the propane leak out." The fire company was called; Torba indicated on the post that the incident was part of a co-ordinated campaign of attacks on Gab and terroristic attacks and death threats against Torba and his family by unhinged anti-free speech leftists influenced by the liberal media and its baseless hit pieces about Gab.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20181101005706/https:/twitter.com/getongab/status/1057660900348518400</ref><ref>http://www.informationliberation.com/?id=59271</ref>

After the Tree of Life synagogue shooting, GoDaddy, Joyent, PayPal, Shopify, Stripe, and Medium all banned Gab. Conservatives criticized the move citing how anti-Semitic speech can also be found on Facebook and Twitter among leftists. On October 31, 2018, Torba wrote on Twitter, "Someone turned on the propane tank on my parent’s gas grill, turned the burner on, and let the propane leak out." The fire company was called; Torba indicated on the post that the incident was part of a co-ordinated campaign of attacks on Gab and terroristic attacks and death threats against Torba and his family by unhinged anti-free speech leftists influenced by the liberal media and its baseless hit pieces about Gab.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20181101005706/https:/twitter.com/getongab/status/1057660900348518400</ref><ref>http://www.informationliberation.com/?id=59271</ref>