Title: Gab Site Taken Down, Andrew Torba Loves The Controversy
Headings: Is This The End For Controversial Social Media Platform Gab?
Is This The End For Controversial Social Media Platform Gab?
Content: Gab Site Taken Down, Andrew Torba Loves The Controversy
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Is This The End For Controversial Social Media Platform Gab? Sarah Midkiff
October 30, 2018, 10:20 AM
Gab, a social media platform that prides itself on allowing free speech in all forms, has been taken down – at least for now. Following the tragic shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue on October 27, Gab's domain provider, GoDaddy, gave the company 24 hours to find a new provider when news broke that the alleged gunman Robert Bowers used the platform to spout anti-Semetic rhetoric just hours before killing 11 people. Now, Gab's founder Andrew Torba is publicly questioning what he believes to be an unfair characterization of the platform he helped build. "We are the most censored, smeared, and no-platformed startup in history, which means we are a threat to the media and to the Silicon Valley Oligarchy," reads a statement from Torba on the landing page of the now defunct Gab website. Advertisement
Torba's statement continues, "It doesn’t matter what you write. It doesn’t matter what the sophist talking heads say on TV. It doesn’t matter what verified nobodies say on Twitter. We have plenty of options, resources, and support. We will exercise every possible avenue to keep Gab online and defend free speech and individual liberty for all people."