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Packt reports that Gab's Dissenter browser extension was removed from Mozilla's Firefox add-ons on April 10th (people already using it can continue to do so), and was booted from Google's Chrome browser the next day. Gab pitches itself as an anti-censorship social media platform that only prohibits speech that is illegal. Their Dissenter browser extension and associated website allow people to share comments about any webpage, giving users the ability to share comments on articles, videos, etc., regardless of whether or not the website hosting the content has a comments section. Mozilla's rationale for the ban was that Dissenter was being used to promote violence, hate speech, and discrimination, but they failed to show any examples to bolster that claim. Gab plans to develop their own browser in response.
(Score: 3, Informative) by Phoenix666 on Saturday April 13 2019, @08:27PM (1 child)
That's because they are ideological refugees from other platforms that have been kicking them off, and cutting them off and yet somehow expect to keep raking in their dollars after they're gone. So the people on Gab are angry right now. Some of them are nazis. Some of them are anti-vaxxers. Others hate 5G. Some of them are Islamophobes. But there's also a large number who are just disgusted with the "wokeness" that is driving more well-established social media platforms and the media establishment at the moment.
As a user on Gab, though, it is trivial to dial down the shrillest among them. Click "mute" next to a tedious poster's name, and they're gone from your feed. The knock-on effect is all those who bandwagon on the odious poster quiets their dittos for you as well.
It's perfectly OK for non-conservatives to start groups on Gab or post, but it's understandable why they might not want to bother yet, if ever. For the intrepid, though, I would suggest saying things that are organically your thoughts rather than regurgitating talking points. There will be raspberries, sure, but it's much more likely to get authentic replies.
Washington DC delenda est.
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 14 2019, @08:00AM
and the remainder is an empty set. Oh, forgot about the anti-gays but not-nazi crowd. Right, there is them too ;)