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To: dangus
Network Effect means Gab is forever banished to a niche corner of the market,

Um, no.
See post 29. Gab is set to become a powerhouse. All we need is for top conservatives like Senator Rand Paul, ted Cruz, Congressman Jim Jordan etc plus the big man himself, President Trump to sign up.

It also means that the forces which explain why Twitter and Facebook are so hate-filled against conservative will remain in place so long as they are simultaneously free to censor conservatives, but also free to promote every form of anti-conservative hate that could possibly exist.

I don't really care much what the deranged left post on Twitter or Facebook. I have never been a member of either, thank God for that.
However, I joined Gab first of all the give them traffic and encourage them, only to find out its one of the most pleasant communities one could ever be in, just like FR.
I am really enjoying Gab.

I don't understand, however, why no-one has attempted to strip Facebook and Twitter of Section 230 by arguing that their selective censorships amounts to them having their own voice.

That argument has been made by plenty of conservatives, including Senators Rand Paul and Ted Cruz.

Perhaps the best solution is to reassert that Section 230 protections are offered only when the refusal to censor results in an open political discourse.

The point is, repealing Section 230 under President Trump using that argument would have been great. Under a Dementia Joe presidency with a Dem congress, the Dems will replace 230 with something even worse which will protect Facebook, Twitter and big tech , even while attempting to crush conservative outlets like Gab.
The Dems will never agree to reign in Twitter and Facebook. Those two outfits are the biggest source of propaganda for the Democratic Party.

33 posted on 02/15/2021 10:18:08 AM PST by SmokingJoe
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To: SmokingJoe

>> Gab is set to become a powerhouse. <<

Hugely profitable, maybe. Ever able to preach to any audience besides the choir? No.

>> All we need is for top conservatives like Senator Rand Paul, ted Cruz, Congressman Jim Jordan etc plus the big man himself, President Trump to sign up. <<

That they haven’t yet probably says it’s never EVEN going to be able to preach to the choir.


34 posted on 02/15/2021 10:31:25 AM PST by dangus
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To: SmokingJoe

Put it this way: 25 years ago, Jim Robinson created a web site for right-wingers to discuss politics with other right-wingers. We don’t need Gab for THAT. What we need is a web site wherein conservatives have a voice within a larger marketplace of ideas.


35 posted on 02/15/2021 10:33:22 AM PST by dangus
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