It was not a long wait-not sure but after twitter started banning certain posters before the election, gab seemed to work overtime clearing those on the waiting list. (Not fact, just my impression).
I only lurk. Sites such as gab & twitter confuse me. I like a conversation to have a beginning with a progression to an end, like the threads here.
NOT a criticism of gab-it’s just the way my brain works. Sooner or later I will get a handle on it & stick my toe in the water.
Anyway, It is a good site with promises of no censorship. I do follow a few gabbers [?] that were purged from twitter.
No censorship means no censorship which means there will be posts I find objectionable/offensive/repugnant. That's okay. I'm a big girl, I can handle words, even the “baby kitty” word. Doesn't bother me, but it does bother others so “baby kitty” it is. :-). (Not sure, but I think there is a way to filter what you see
“Sites such as gab & twitter confuse me. I like a conversation to have a beginning with a progression to an end, like the threads here.”
Think of it as more of a grapevine. The hashtags, #MAGA, are used to sort of categorize things. You CAN have a conversation but it’s one on one and limited to 300 characters which is better than the twit’s 140 characters.
Kind of a cross between drudge and FR. Mostly used as a P2P news aggregator but with the ability to converse. Also, you can pick and choose which people to follow, like twitter.