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“Free speech” twitter alternatives exist, and invariably turn into cesspools (see gab.ai).
by akhilcacharya 7y ago
“Free speech” twitter alternatives exist, and invariably turn into cesspools (see gab.ai).
- UserIsUnused 7y agoI believe they turn into those cesspools because only people that feel outside of mainstream networks due to bans and stuff, end up there. It would be a different scenario if it was the big network that supported free speech instead of a new ban reactionary network
- ratsmack 7y agoFree speech includes things people may not want to hear, plus the definition of hate speech is a constantly moving target.
- larnmar 7y agoIs gab really a “cesspool”? I just looked at it for the first time. The way people talk about it I was expecting /pol/ squared, but the parts I could see without making an account seemed surprisingly normie, more reminiscent of instapundit than Stormfront.
- ratsmack 7y agoGab is a good site and has been vilified by the rage mobs that only want to hear one side of any issue. And like many sites, there will always be the fringe lunatics, but that is what free speech is all about.