 to allowing Holocaust denial and other forms of antisemitism, Gab has been used as a recruitment tool by several neo-Nazi and alt-right groups, including Identity Evropa, Patriot Front, and the Atomwaffen Division, a terrorist organization tied to a number of murders. In 2018, threats by a Gab user against an African-American member of the Pennsylvania Democratic Committee that included pictures of weapons and racial slurs prompted a police investigation, although no charges were ultimately filed. The user's previous posts had included one that asked "Why aren’t we organizing and killing leftists in droves?"

Terrorism researcher and Queen's University professor Amarnath Amarasingam has said that Gab's position as neither an extremely mainstream service nor an obscure dark web network has allowed extremists to permeate the website and access an audience they would not be able to have on a more popular service, where they would be banned. He says this has allowed domestic terrorism organizations to grow within Gab's far right user base. Amarasingam has compared the messaging by these organizations on Gab to early ISIS recruitment efforts, involving tactics like sharing violent propaganda and establishing underground communication methods with potential members.

Gab has denied that terror groups flourish on the website, saying in a statement to Motherboard, "We don't want them, we strongly discourage them from joining and we ban them when they cross the line, as they often do." However, Ben Makuch of Motherboard wrote that neo-Nazi terrorist groups have "enjoyed months-long, unfettered stints posting their content on Gab to a significant audience." In addition to calls for terrorist attacks, mass killings against minorities, offline armed training recruitments and white supremacist propaganda accumulated on Gab, Makuch pointed to one Gab post, from a user who is a member of an multinational militant network on Gab connected to the Atomwaffen Division, that had explicitly called for its followers to attack electric grids. Other content posted by the network included explicit calls for sympathizers to join local neo-Nazi organizations and commit violence against Muslim and Jewish communities. In June 2019, two British men was arrested on terror offences for posting propaganda on Gab calling for their followers to assassinate Prince Harry.

2018 Pittsburgh synagogue shooting

Robert Gregory Bowers, the sole suspected shooter in the attack against a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018, maintained an active, verified Gab account where he displayed the neo-Nazi code-phrase
to allowing Holocaust denial and other forms of anti-semitism, Gab has been use as a recruitment tool by several neo - national socialist and alt - right group, including Identity Evropa, Patriot Front, and the Atomwaffen Division, a terrorist arrangement tied to a number of murder. In 2018, threat by a Gab user against an African - American penis of the Pennsylvania Democratic Committee that included pictures of weapon and racial smudge prompted a police investigation, although no charges were ultimately filed. The user's former posts had included one that asked " Why are n’t we organize and killing leftists in drove? " 

 Terrorism researcher and Queen's University professor Amarnath Amarasingam has state that Gab's position as neither an extremely mainstream service nor an obscure dark world wide web network has allowed extremists to permeate the website and access an audience they would not be able to have on a more popular service, where they would be banned. He says this has allowed domestic terrorism organizations to grow within Gab's far right user foundation. Amarasingam has compared the messaging by these organizations on Gab to early ISIS recruitment campaign, imply tactics like sharing violent propaganda and build underground communication methods with potential members. 

 Gab has deny that terror groups flourish on the website, saying in a statement to Motherboard, " We don't desire them, we strongly discourage them from joining and we ban them when they cross the line, as they often suffice. " However, Ben Makuch of Motherboard wrote that neo - Nazi terrorist groups have " enjoyed months - long, unchained stints posting their content on Gab to a significant audience. " In addition to calls for terrorist attacks, mass killing against minorities, offline armed training recruitment and white supremacist propaganda accumulated on Gab, Makuch pointed to one Gab post, from a user who is a extremity of an multinational militant net on Gab connected to the Atomwaffen Division, that had explicitly called for its followers to assail electric grids. Other content posted by the network included explicit calls for sympathizers to join local neo - Nazi organizations and perpetrate violence against Muslim and Jewish communities. In June 2019, two British work force was arrested on terror offences for posting propaganda on Gab calling for their followers to assassinate Prince Harry. 

 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue shooting 

 Robert Gregory Bowers, the lone suspected shooter in the attack against a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018, maintained an active, verified Gab account where he displayed the neo - national socialist code - phrase
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2018 Pittsburgh synagonue shootung

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to allowing Holocaust denial and other forms Gab been used a recruitment tool groups, Identity Evropa, Patriot and the Atomwaffen a terrorist organization tied to a of murders. In 2018, threats by a Gab user against an African-American member the Pennsylvania Democratic Committee that included pictures of weapons and racial slurs prompted police although charges ultimately filed. The user's previous posts had included one that asked "Why aren’t we organizing and leftists in droves?" Terrorism researcher and Queen's University Amarnath Amarasingam has said Gab's position as neither an mainstream nor an dark network allowed extremists to the website and access an audience they would not be able to have on a more popular where they banned. He this allowed terrorism organizations to Gab's far right user base. Amarasingam messaging by these organizations on Gab to early recruitment efforts, tactics like sharing violent propaganda and underground communication methods with potential members. Gab has that terror groups flourish on the website, saying in a statement to Motherboard, "We don't we strongly discourage them joining and we them they the as they do." However, Ben Makuch of Motherboard wrote that neo-Nazi terrorist groups "enjoyed months-long, unfettered stints posting their content on Gab to audience." addition to calls terrorist attacks, mass killings minorities, armed training recruitments and propaganda on to Gab from a user who a member of an multinational network on Gab connected had explicitly called for its followers to attack grids. Other content posted by the network explicit calls for sympathizers to join local neo-Nazi organizations and commit violence Muslim and In June 2019, two British men was arrested terror offences for posting on Gab calling for their followers to assassinate Prince 2018 synagogue shooting Gregory Bowers, the suspected shooter in attack against a in 2018, an verified he displayed the neo-Nazi code-phrase
 to allowing Holocaust denial And other foRms of AntIseMiTism, gab hAs been used as a rECruiTment tool by several neo-NAzi anD aLT-rigHT gRoups, IncludiNG IDENtiTy evRopA, PATrIot FrOnt, And the ATomwaffen DIviSiOn, a terrorist ORgAnization tIed To a number of mUrdErs. In 2018, tHrEatS By a GaB usEr agaInst an aFrican-american mEmBEr of thE pennsylVANiA DemOcratic Committee tHAt INcluded pictureS of weaPoNS aND RacIal Slurs prompTeD a polICe invesTIgATIOn, aLThough no chargEs were ultimATelY filed. thE usER's prevIous pOsTS haD included onE thaT asked "Why Aren’t wE OrganizINg and kiLling lEftIstS in dROvEs?"

terRoRIsm REsEarCHer And Queen'S UNiVersiTy prOFESSor AMarNath amaraSingam has said ThaT Gab'S PosItion As neiTher An ExtreMely maInstrEaM service nor an obScurE dark web nEtwOrK haS aLloweD ExtremIstS to PermeatE the webSIte AnD ACCeSs an audience they woUlD NOt Be able to Have on A MoRe POpular seRvIce, WherE THey woUld bE BaNned. He saYs this HAs AlLowed doMeStic teRrOriSm oRganiZAtioNs to grOw within gab's fAR right user base. aMarasingam has COmPAReD The mEssAging by thesE orgANizaTionS On gab TO earlY ISIS ReCRuITment efforts, involviNg TacticS like Sharing violenT propagandA AND establiShinG UnDErground communIcatiOn methods wITh potentIal meMbers.

Gab Has denied THAt terror GroUps FloUriSH On The website, sayING in a StAtement To MOtherboArd, "we dOn't WanT tHem, we stroNgly discOuRaGe ThEm fRom joINing and wE bAn tHeM whEn theY Cross tHe linE, as tHeY oFTen Do." HowevER, BEN makuCh Of mothErbOaRd wroTe thAT neO-Nazi teRrorist grOupS Have "EnJoYed montHs-long, unfetteReD stints posTiNg tHeir coNTEnt on Gab To a significant audience." IN AdditioN to Calls For tErrorist aTtaCks, masS kiLLings aGainst MinorItIes, OFFline ARMeD trAiNing recruiTMEntS and wHiTe suPremaciSt propaganda accumuLAteD on Gab, Makuch pOinTed tO ONe gab POsT, FroM a USer WHO is a member of an mUltinationAl MIlItant netwoRK on gaB connecTed to thE AtomWAffen DiVision, thaT had expliCiTly cALLed For its follOwers to aTtack elecTRic grIDs. other ConTent poStEd bY the nEtwork INclUded eXpliciT cAlls foR sympAtHizers to Join local neo-Nazi organizAtions And coMmiT violence AgaINst muslim and jewiSh communitIes. in JUne 2019, twO BrITish mEn waS ArResTEd on tErroR Offences fOR pOstING pRopaganda on gAB CalLing fOr tHEir folLoweRs to assassinate PrINce Harry.

2018 PittsbUrgh SYNagOguE ShooTiNg

Robert GregorY BoWeRS, The sole sUsPected shootEr in the aTtACk agaInst a PIttsbuRgh synaGOGuE In 2018, mainTainEd aN active, veRifIeD gab accoUnT wHEre he dIsplAyEd the nEo-Nazi COde-pHRAse
 to allowing Holocaust den ial and ot her f orm s o fanti semi tism, Gab hasb eenused as a recruitmenttoolby seve r al  neo- Nazi an d  a l t -ri gh tgro up s ,inclu din g Ident ity Evropa , P at riot Front,a nd  the Atomw aff en Division,  aterror is t o r ganiz ati on ti ed toa  numbe r of murd er s . In 2 0 18, thr e a ts  bya Gab user agains t  a n  African-Ameri can me mb e ro f  th e P ennsylvani aDemoc r atic Co m mi t t e e t h at included p ictures ofw eap ons an drac i al slu rs pr om p ted  a police i nves tigation,  altho u gh no c h arges w ere ul tim ate ly f i le d.  Th eu ser ' spre v iou s postsha dinclu dedo n e that  as ked"Whyaren’t we org ani zing and  kill ing l efti st s indroves ?"

T er rorism research er a nd Queen' s U ni ver si ty pr o fessor  Am arn ath Ama rasinga m  ha ss a i dthat Gab's positio na s  n either a n extr e me ly mainstre am  se rvic e nor a n ob s cu re darkweb ne t wo rk  has al lo wed ex tr emi sts  to p e rmea te the  website  anda ccess an audie n ce they would no t be able  to  have on amore popu lars er vic e , whe re th ey wo u ld be banned. He sa ys  thishas a llowed domest ic terrori s m organiza tion s  t o  grow within G ab'sfar rightu ser base . Ama rasingam  has comp a r ed the m ess agi ngbyt h es e organizatio n s  onGa b to ea rly  ISIS r ecr uit men t e ff orts, inv olving t ac ti cs  l ike  shar i ng viole nt  pr op aga nda a n d esta blish ingun de r gro und com m un i c atio nme thod s w it h pot enti a l m embers. 

Gab has  de n iedth at  terror  groups flour is h on the w eb sit e, say i n g in a s tatement to Motherboard ,  "We do n't  want  the m, we str ong ly dis cou r age th em fro m joi ni nga n d web a nthe mwhen theyc r oss  theli ne,as they  often do." Howeve r , B en Makuch ofMot herb o a rd  wr o te tha tn eo- N a zi terrorist gr oups have"e n jo yed months - lon g,  unfett ered st intsp ostingtheir con tent on G ab  toa sig nificant a udience. " In addi t ion t o  c allsfor  terro ri stattac ks, ma s s k illin gs aga in st min oriti es , offlin e armed training recrui tments  andwhi te suprem aci s t p ropaganda  acc umulated o n G ab,  Maku chp ointe d to on e G a b pos t, f r om a user wh o i s amember of a n m ult inati ona l  milit antnetwork on Gab co n nected to theAtom w a ffe n D i visi on , that had exp lic it l y  calledfo r its follo wers toat t ack e lectri c grid s. Othe r co n tent p oste d b y the net wor ki ncluded  e xp l icit c alls  f or sym pathiz e rs t o join local neo-N azi o r g aniza t ion s and  c ommit v i olen ce against  Muslim and  Jewis h co mmuni ties. I nJune 2 019 ,two Britis h  men wasarres ted onte rror  of fences  for p ostin g pr op aga nda on Ga b ca l li ng for  the ir fo ll ower s to assa s sinate P rin c e Harry .
20 1 8  Pitts b ur g h  synagogue  sh ootin g 
Robert Gr e gory Bo w ers,the so le sus pecteds hoo te r in th e a t t ack again st a Pitt s bur gh  syn agogue i n2018 ,mai nt ained an active , verifi ed Gab a c c ount w her e  hed isplay ed  the neo-Naz i cod e- p hrase
 to_allowing Holocaust_denial and other forms_of antisemitism,_Gab_has been_used_as a recruitment_tool by several_neo-Nazi and alt-right groups,_including Identity Evropa,_Patriot_Front, and the Atomwaffen Division, a terrorist organization tied to a number of murders._In_2018, threats_by_a_Gab user against an African-American_member of the Pennsylvania Democratic_Committee that_included pictures of weapons and racial slurs prompted_a_police investigation, although_no charges were ultimately filed. The user's previous posts_had included one that asked "Why_aren’t we organizing_and_killing_leftists in droves?"

Terrorism researcher_and Queen's University professor Amarnath Amarasingam_has said that Gab's position as_neither an extremely mainstream service nor an_obscure dark web network has allowed_extremists to permeate the website_and access_an audience they would not_be able to_have on_a more popular_service, where they would be banned._He says this_has allowed domestic terrorism organizations to_grow_within Gab's far_right_user_base. Amarasingam_has compared the_messaging_by these_organizations_on Gab to early ISIS recruitment_efforts,_involving tactics like sharing violent propaganda and_establishing underground communication methods_with_potential members.

Gab has denied_that terror groups flourish on_the website, saying in a statement_to Motherboard,_"We don't_want them, we strongly discourage them from joining and we ban_them when they cross the line,_as they often do."_However, Ben_Makuch_of Motherboard wrote_that_neo-Nazi terrorist_groups have "enjoyed months-long, unfettered stints posting_their content_on Gab to a significant audience."_In addition to calls_for_terrorist attacks, mass killings against minorities,_offline armed training recruitments and white_supremacist propaganda accumulated on Gab,_Makuch_pointed_to one Gab post, from_a user who is a member_of an multinational_militant network on Gab connected to the_Atomwaffen_Division, that had explicitly called for_its_followers to attack electric grids. Other_content_posted_by the network included explicit_calls for sympathizers to join local_neo-Nazi organizations and commit violence against Muslim and Jewish_communities. In June_2019, two British men was_arrested_on_terror offences for posting propaganda on Gab calling for their_followers to_assassinate Prince Harry.

2018_Pittsburgh synagogue shooting

Robert Gregory Bowers, the sole suspected shooter in_the attack against a Pittsburgh synagogue in_2018, maintained an active, verified Gab account where he displayed the_neo-Nazi code-phrase