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From https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gab_(social_network) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gab_(social_network) Gab is an Austin, Texas-based[1] social networki
by jshevek 9y ago
From https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gab_(social_network) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gab_(social_network)
Gab is an Austin, Texas-based[1] social networking service that allows its users, called "Gabbers," to read and write short messages of up to 300 characters called "gabs". The site also offers limited multimedia functionality. Gab describes its mission as "to put people and free speech first" by limiting censorship to filtering options made available to Gabbers.[5]
- Powerofmene 9y agoSo it is a SN where haters can openly spew hate.
- fenomas 9y agoWhat an odd service offering - it sounds very much like "Twitter except we don't ban anyone". If that's the main differentiator, wouldn't one expect all their early adopters to be people who are either banned from twitter or want to follow people banned from twitter?
- jshevek 9y agoI don't like the idea that so much of our communication is under the centralized control of social network sites like Twitter and Facebook. I would prefer if the gab enthusiasts had adopted gnu social, but as things are I am glad that SN sites are being made which are committed to the moral principle of free speech. It's possible that gab's early adopters include people who value free speech as a principle.
- Zarath 9y agoThat's a pretty big market.