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After the Tree of Life synagogue shooting, GoDaddy, Joyent, PayPal, Shopify, Stripe, and Medium all banned Gab. Conservatives criticized the move citing how antisemetic speech can also be found on Facebook and Twitter. 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.<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 antisemetic speech can also be found on Facebook and Twitter. 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.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20181101005706/https:/twitter.com/getongab/status/1057660900348518400</ref><ref>http://www.informationliberation.com/?id=59271</ref> | ||
| − | On November 3, 2018, Gab changed its registrar to Epik;<ref>https://epik.com/blog/why-epik-welcomed-gab-com.html</ref> a move which was later criticized by the SPLC.<ref>https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/01/11/problem-epik-proportions</ref> on November 4, 2018, Gab was brought back online<ref>https://www.infowars.com/world-exclusive-gab-com-back-online-persecuted-free-speech-site-rises-like-the-phoenix/</ref> | + | On November 3, 2018, Gab changed its registrar to Epik;<ref>https://epik.com/blog/why-epik-welcomed-gab-com.html</ref> a move which was later criticized by the [[SPLC]].<ref>https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/01/11/problem-epik-proportions</ref> on November 4, 2018, Gab was brought back online<ref>https://www.infowars.com/world-exclusive-gab-com-back-online-persecuted-free-speech-site-rises-like-the-phoenix/</ref> |
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Revision as of 19:19, May 26, 2019
Gab is an alternative social networking service to Twitter that emerged due to blatant disregard for free speech. It is based in Austin, Texas. 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 does not engage censorship as liberal social networking sites do. Because of this, Gab has been attacked by the Mainstream Media and Wikipedia as "far-right" and antisemetic.[1][2][3][4]
After the Tree of Life synagogue shooting, GoDaddy, Joyent, PayPal, Shopify, Stripe, and Medium all banned Gab. Conservatives criticized the move citing how antisemetic speech can also be found on Facebook and Twitter. 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.[5][6] On November 3, 2018, Gab changed its registrar to Epik;[7] a move which was later criticized by the SPLC.[8] on November 4, 2018, Gab was brought back online[9]
References
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gab_(social_network)
- ↑ https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/10/29/18033006/gab-social-media-anti-semitism-neo-nazis-twitter-facebook
- ↑ https://www.wired.com/story/gab-offline-free-speech-alt-right/
- ↑ https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/30/tech/gab-anti-semitic-speech-invs/index.html
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20181101005706/https:/twitter.com/getongab/status/1057660900348518400
- ↑ http://www.informationliberation.com/?id=59271
- ↑ https://epik.com/blog/why-epik-welcomed-gab-com.html
- ↑ https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/01/11/problem-epik-proportions
- ↑ https://www.infowars.com/world-exclusive-gab-com-back-online-persecuted-free-speech-site-rises-like-the-phoenix/