Why Epik welcomed Gab.com
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.
epik.com
So, who the heck is Epik? Never heard of them.
After GoDaddy cut ties following Pittsburgh shooting, Gab back online thanks to Seattle startup
A Seattle startup has inked a deal to host domain registrar services for Gab.com, the site that was dropped by GoDaddy and other companies in the wake of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting.
www.geekwire.com
The story is here: https://epik.com/blog/why-epik-welcomed-gab-com.html
Let Freedom Ring
To the casual observer, the case of Gab.com seems like it is something new. It is not. It is history repeating itself. While there are consequences to actions, there is also the proverbial risk of throwing out the baby with the bathwater. My hope, for all of our sakes, is that Gab.com treads wisely, using its liberty for the betterment of most, and the enlightenment of all.
Sincerely,
Robert W. Monster
Founder and CEO
Epik.comNovember 3, 2018
Maybe it's my browser configuration, but gab.ai doesn't seem to be working, completely. But, they haven't gone away. The pages that load are filled with bitterness, and maybe even some hate speech, if you're into that sort of vilification. Still don't know diddly about Robert Monster, but maybe he's a "good guy".
Previously: Social Media and the Pittsburgh Shooter: Gab.com Going Down
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(Score: 2) by edIII on Wednesday November 07 2018, @10:44PM (2 children)
I have zero fucking sympathy. Everyone gave the control to Silicon Valley, so much so, that we look at them now as these monolithic entities that unilaterally shape our world. No sympathy. You all dug the graves you stand in. Tiny violin here :)
Yet, there is still the Internet beyond them. What a fucking shocker. I'm not sure what the big fucking deal is either, or why it took Gab so long to come back up, or why it even went down in the first place. There are plenty of registrars that take a strong free-speech stance, and ISPs should not be able to police for content, nor should they be asked to do so. I cannot imagine government asking local ISPs to block gab.com like sci-hub.com has been blocked over in Sweden(?).
I'm a free speech advocate, even for the people that need a punch in the face like you :)
People around me don't make the mistake of asking what I think about "deplatforming" and the colossal fuckup that is social media, or complaining about it. It's like a girl complaining about an abusive boyfriend, but never leaves him. She's part of the problem. The answer? Stop using Facebook. Stop using Twitter. Stop using Uber. Stop buying from Amazon. Stop searching with Google. Deliberately choose a smaller competitor that still has a quality product, but maybe a little more on the purchase price. In other words, stop kissing their asses and bending over for them all lubed up. The wallet is by far louder than any blog post, fucking tweet, etc.
Let me serenade you all with my tiny violin.......
Technically, lunchtime is at any moment. It's just a wave function.
(Score: 2) by jmorris on Wednesday November 07 2018, @11:13PM (1 child)
I'm sorry you had such an urgent need to speak from admitted ignorance. Education cures ignorance but not stupidity so lemme put ya some knowledge on and see it it cures your problem. :)
They went down because when Azure kicked them (Azure gave two weeks notice and assisted the migration, so at least they were reasonable and only a couple of hours downtime resulted) earlier they picked Joylent based on their assurance they understood Gab was controversial and they wouldn't have a problem with that. So what happened? On a Saturday afternoon they were told they would be disconnected at 9AM Monday morning. At the same time every other vendor they had a business relationship with announced a termination of service, literally in a span of hours. After finding a new server host they took the week to migrate all of their data and get the new machines running well enough to put into service. At the sane time they had to replace enough of the other vendors like DNS to allow them to come back up. They still haven't found anyone who will allow them access to the financial networks so they can accept money for subscriptions or merch. Assuming they can find a new source for merch since they too canceled them.
The IT vendors are apparently replaceable. That is annoying but not the BIG problem. The problem is the payment processing which is a government entangled monopoly. It isn't just Paypal and Stripe, it is apparently the banks dictating to Paypal and Stripe. People have tried to launch new services and hit a brick wall at the banking cartel.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 08 2018, @06:21AM
Have you asked help from ... Russia?