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I just created a Gab account to try to find hashtags or accounts that are not WN. There are some, but of course, Gab just passed 500K accounts (no idea how man

I just created a Gab account to try to find hashtags or accounts that are not WN. There are some, but of course, Gab just passed 500K accounts (no idea how many are active: they are privately held and don't publish a breakdown unlike publicly-traded TWTR, which has 335 million monthly active users) so it's tough to find exactly which non-WN communities there might be... I am not sure if you are saying that Gab is "majority WN" or that it is "exclusively WN". There are certainly other users (of non-white ethnicities), groups and hashtags represented: Kenyans group https://gab.ai/jojiwanyoike https://gab.ai/jojiwanyoike Search for "Iyer" a typical Indian (Tamil) Brahmin last name: https://gab.ai/search/iyer https://gab.ai/search/iyer

pcwalton 8y ago
> I just created a Gab account to try to find hashtags or accounts that are not WN. You did what Andrew Torba wanted you to do. He wants people to come for "free speech", to "give it a fair chance", and so forth, so that they can be exposed to, and grow to accept, neo-Nazi rhetoric. It's a scam. Don't fall for it.
- patrickg_zill 8y ago
  There's already a bunch on Twitter, where I've had an account for a while. So it's too late for me, but save yourself...!
  - tptacek 8y ago
    Who is this argument trying to kid? Gab is a white supremacist message board. I just reloaded the site 3 times, and got alt-right memes on all 3 loads. The only reason anyone is having a hard time seeing this now is that Gab is dying, and half the posts are innocuous bot content they inject to make it look like the site has activity. Like I said across the thread: even the white supremacists are giving up on the place. Are you really maintaining a Gab account? Why? You could also wear a swastika armband on the same premise: "I'm demonstrating my right to wear what I want, without being coerced by society". Sure, man. But also you're a dude wearing a swastika armband. Reconsider.
    - patrickg_zill 8y ago
      "I just created a Gab account to try to find hashtags or accounts that are not WN." As I clearly wrote, I created a Gab account in order to look around. I've not made one post nor followed anyone. Please remember that many HN followers look up to your posts...
      - tptacek 8y ago
        Yes, and then Patrick said "don't fall for it", and you suggested that Twitter was just as bad, so I wrote a comment that both rebutted the idea that Twitter is just as bad and asked if you were really (un-ironically) keeping the account. It sounds like your answer is no! I think: good call.

pcwalton 8y ago

> I just created a Gab account to try to find hashtags or accounts that are not WN. You did what Andrew Torba wanted you to do. He wants people to come for "free speech", to "give it a fair chance", and so forth, so that they can be exposed to, and grow to accept, neo-Nazi rhetoric. It's a scam. Don't fall for it.

patrickg_zill 8y ago
There's already a bunch on Twitter, where I've had an account for a while. So it's too late for me, but save yourself...!
- tptacek 8y ago
  Who is this argument trying to kid? Gab is a white supremacist message board. I just reloaded the site 3 times, and got alt-right memes on all 3 loads. The only reason anyone is having a hard time seeing this now is that Gab is dying, and half the posts are innocuous bot content they inject to make it look like the site has activity. Like I said across the thread: even the white supremacists are giving up on the place. Are you really maintaining a Gab account? Why? You could also wear a swastika armband on the same premise: "I'm demonstrating my right to wear what I want, without being coerced by society". Sure, man. But also you're a dude wearing a swastika armband. Reconsider.
  - patrickg_zill 8y ago
    "I just created a Gab account to try to find hashtags or accounts that are not WN." As I clearly wrote, I created a Gab account in order to look around. I've not made one post nor followed anyone. Please remember that many HN followers look up to your posts...
    - tptacek 8y ago
      Yes, and then Patrick said "don't fall for it", and you suggested that Twitter was just as bad, so I wrote a comment that both rebutted the idea that Twitter is just as bad and asked if you were really (un-ironically) keeping the account. It sounds like your answer is no! I think: good call.