Posted on 11/03/2018 5:09:30 PM PDT by farming pharmer
The domain Gab.com has landed at Epik.
This post will summarize why Epik welcomed Gab.com. It will also address why I believe the operators of the site have the right to be online.
De-Platforming is Digital Censorship. Blacklisting is Digital Shunning.
For those not familiar with the case, Gab.com’s ability to operate was abruptly terminated by Godaddy, among other vendors, who deemed Gab to have violated their terms of service. This de-platforming of Gab generated much discussion in the mainstream technology press. It also prompted a lively discussion in the professional domain name community, including at the popular discussion board NamePros.
As the news broke, and as some elements in the mainstream media rendered their judgement, I embarked on my own search for truth. Along the way, I did have an opportunity to meet with the Founder of Gab, Andrew Torba, an entrepreneur who was willing to swim against the tide for what he believes is right, namely empowering netizens to discuss openly about matters of mutual interest with limited risk of censorship.
Although, I did not take the decision lightly to accept this domain registration, I look forward to partnering with a young, and once brash, CEO who is courageously doing something that looks useful. As I reflect on my own journey as a truth-seeking tech entrepreneur, I have no doubt that Andrew will continue to develop not only as tech entrepreneur but also as a responsible steward — one that can balance bravado with diplomacy and who tempers courage with humility.
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Something is happening. The splash screen in no longer there. It like the pages are attempting to load, but the pages are blank for me.
OK. Gab is working now. It is Back!
Gab is back online. Just checked 1448 PST. Cheers!
Apparently not completely as of yet. On my Android Note 8 I was able to get the site to load once and since then it freezes up on the home page and it only partially loads. I still get the 523 error page when trying to access the site via my laptop. But they seem to be making progress.
I see it still has errors. Pages are loading sometimes, but not always.
You got me beat by three minutes! It is loading slow or just the home page. Better than the last week though.
Still hoping for a complete reboot any moment now.
It’s slow. I bet they’re getting swamped tonight.
I’ve been getting my humor/meme fill. I think their drives are probably smoking.
Cool. Thanks for the heads up.
I’m on Gab now and it is working great, so far. But am having some trouble logging in with my Android phone though.
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