Rita Katz , a researcher and analyst of terrorism and extremism , wrote on '' Politico '' that Robert Bowers ' extreme antisemitic postings are " anything but an anomaly " on the website , and " they highlight concerns about its growing facilitation of white nationalism and other far-right movements . " Gab user profiles often contain Nazi symbolism , and Stormfront users have praised the site as a place to post antisemitic content . Katz found that many Gab users were celebrating immediately after Bowers ' massacre against the Tree of Life synagogue , and wrote that far-right communities ' rise to popularity on Gab is " remarkably similar " to the rise of ISIS on social media . Joshua Fisher-Birch of the Counter Extremism Project has said that “ Gab has always been attractive to fascist and neo-Nazi groups that advocate violence . " '' The Jewish Chronicle '' in London found material on the site accusing Jews of responsibility for the September 11 attacks . After setting up a fake account on Gab , the newspaper 's journalist Ben Weich was quickly " presented with a steady stream of Holocaust denial , antisemitic tropes and conspiracy theories — as well as those venerating Adolf Hitler . " Posts he discovered included at least one user who used a swastika as their profile picture and stated " The parasitic Jews will fully deserve the genocide that 's coming upon them , " and " They do not not deserve mercy , expulsion will never fix a rat problem , extermination does . " The non-profit left-wing media collective Unicorn Riot discovered that individual Gab users led by alt-right figure Brittany Pettibone organized on the video game chat and voice room platform Discord , and that some of the discussions centered on antisemitism and achieving " ethno-nationalism . " The Gab platform itself has engaged in antisemitic commentary . In August 2018 , in response to a post calling for the shutdown of the site , the platform 's Twitter account responded with a post suggesting that it is unsurprising for a person with a Jewish last name to oppose " free speech , " and followed up with a citation to a Bible verse ( Revelation 3:9 ) that referred to Jewish nonbelievers of Jesus Christ as members of the " synagogue of Satan " . On October 31 , 2018 , '' The Washington Post '' pointed to two messages on the Gab Twitter account and wrote that they " raise questions about whether they cross the line into impropriety . " One captioned a photo of two men , one with Jewish sidelocks , with " I 'm calling the cops on both and getting my shotgun ready , just saying " and another argued for opposition to immigration by saying " Let a bunch of Somalians migrate to your neighborhood and see if you change your mind . " Torba initially questioned the authenticity of the posts , suggesting they might be doctored images , later saying the posts were " clearly satire/comedy . . . to get people discussing the importance of free expression for satire , comedy , political discourse , and legitimate criticism , " and then later saying they were , " a few edgy tweets posted by interns . " The tweets were later deleted
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