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Of course this comment, and all the children, leave out any context of the other side, so allow me to: > Widely described as a haven for extremists including n
by svnpenn 5y ago
Of course this comment, and all the children, leave out any context of the other side, so allow me to:
> Widely described as a haven for extremists including neo-Nazis, white supremacists, white nationalists, the alt-right, and QAnon conspiracy theorists
https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Gab_(social_network) https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Gab_(social_network)
- hartator 5y agoThis is unfair characterization. Because Gab sticks to a very liberal (in the traditional sense) interpretation of the 1st amendment, it's probably the home of marginalized voices. However doesn't mean Gab supports their points of view.
- monocasa 5y agoThe CEO's public statements disagree with the assertion that they don't agree with and support extreme far right views. For one example of many, here he is decrying the evils 'Judeo-Bolshivism', a literal Goebbels era Nazi propaganda concept from the 1930s that somehow the Jews invented communism as a part of their master plan to control the world. https://www.dailydot.com/debug/andrew-torba-deactivates-gab-twitter-antisemitism/ https://www.dailydot.com/debug/andrew-torba-deactivates-gab-... So it doesn't seem like that unfair of a characterization to me.
- ospzfmbbzr 5y ago
- mdp2021 5y agoHow can you create an unmoderated forum and not have it populated by all sorts - especially those refused by moderated forums. "Haven for all sorts" is the "destiny" of any unmoderated communication platform.