Posted on 11/18/2016 2:19:47 PM PST by Rusty0604
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.
"Hateful and harassment are subjective terms."
For those alt-right individuals and other 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. Even Richard Spencer, who leads the far-right National Policy Institute think tank and is widely credited with inventing the term "alt-right" had his Twitter account suspended on Tuesday and soon increased the frequency of his posts on Gab
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You mean the control left or CTRL-left
If it is like what I see of twitter, I won't use it either, but I have been thinking of signing up for it just to help drive a stake in the heart of another Liberal controlled company.
I think the more people they have registering to use it, the better their numbers look, and numbers do in and of themselves lend credibility in the eyes of many.
Guess they don’t want me there. \:
I'm pretty sure it is a result of their not having worked all the bugs out of their software.
I think they have to write all the code from scratch, because I really don't see twitter handing them theirs.
“Currently Gab is in beta, it may take up to two weeks to receive your invitation due to high demand from around the world.”
I’m #153118.
tech bkmk
Create another email account....solved.
Yeah that fits too
*** Currently Gab is in beta, it may take up to two weeks to receive your invitation due to high demand from around the world.” ***
I got that same message, but in a couple of hours, I got the email to join gab.
I just looked for it, and can’t find it on the net. What is the URL?
#155285
I haven’t tried to join yet. So there is no support to contact?
It popped up a number for me too, then I got an email saying it would be about two weeks to get processed.
Thank You
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.
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