Posted on 11/19/2016 8:19:29 AM PST by Tilted Irish Kilt
A dispatch from the new censorship-defying social network in the wake of "the purge" of alt-right users on Facebook and Twitter this week.
The purge is happening. At least according to the universe of alt-right users on social media: Many of them claim that in recent days their Twitter accounts have been suspended
and that their posts on Facebook are not being promoted or shared like they used to.
It’s all part of a crackdown on "fake news" in the wake of reports that misleading reports shared on Facebook and Twitter helped influence the election.
To many, these efforts are an overdue attempt to maintain online civility. But to others it’s blatant censorship.
For those .. social media refugees who feel that their views are suppressed, there’s a new social network that promises a digital space for completely free and unfettered communications.
Gab, a platform that looks and feels like a combination of Twitter and Reddit,
is meant to "put people first and promote people first," as it was described to me by its founder.
And this week, it’s been attracting thousands of users, many of them alt-righters exiled from Facebook and Twitter,
though its founder insists that it aims to expand beyond that community and build a more diverse audience.
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Will keep an eye on it.
Currently on the “waiting list”. You sign up, then get put onto the waiting list as it is in beta. Waiting for an “activation” email from Eleanor.
It’s ridiculous. Been on the waiting list for months. People keep writing about this but it’s impossible to actually use.
Free speech, huh? Sounds right now like free toilet paper in the Soviet Union. Get in line.
Maybe he should have charged $2.
I’m #162652 on the waiting list.
That’s odd... took me less than 4 hours to get on there. Not real impressed at this point. If they ever get a better client like Tweetdeck for Twitter then it might be worth it.
Check your spam folder. It took me 2 weeks after sign up to get invite. Try again
What would it take for a freeper version of facebook.
Money, talent, vision, and ability to exponentially expand, and then more money !
The market is already there, as is the need, as evidenced by the censorship of both twitter and FAKEBOOK !
Tried three times.
nonsense. why self-segregate to preach to the choir or talk in an echo chamber? fight the turds on their home turf. Facebook thinks it’s algorithms cannot be overcome? Twitter thinks it can shut people down? I say Hell NO. stand and fight for Heaven’s sake #NOMORESAFESPACES
Only signed up a few days ago and got a message that I was something like 158,000 in line... but today, I got my invite! I don’t know why I got in so quickly. I heard that if you donate, you move up in line but I didn’t donate, so hmmmmm. It is still in Beta mode but it is working alright so far. @qathleen on Twitter and GAB.
There’s three @Quathleen on twitter. Just applied for GAB and I’m number 177848 on the list :)
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