Twitter removes over 70,000 accounts promoting QAnon conspiracy theories since US Capitol riots
3 years, 11 months ago

Twitter removes over 70,000 accounts promoting QAnon conspiracy theories since US Capitol riots

Firstpost  

The microblogging site said it acted to clamp down on QAnon-associated posts that have ’the potential to lead to offline harm' San Francisco: Twitter announced Monday it has suspended “more than 70,000 accounts” linked to the QAnon conspiracy theory following the attack on the US Capitol by a mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters. “Since Friday, more than 70,000 accounts have been suspended as a result of our efforts, with many instances of a single individual operating numerous accounts,” Twitter said in a blog post. “These accounts were engaged in sharing harmful QAnon-associated content at scale and were primarily dedicated to the propagation of this conspiracy theory across the service.” The far-right QAnon conspiracy theory claims Trump is waging a secret war against a global liberal cult of Satan-worshipping pedophiles. Most major social media platforms have taken unprecedented action since Trump’s supporters invaded the Capitol Wednesday to stop Congress from certifying Joe Biden’s presidential win, shocking the US and tarnishing its international image.

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Expect This Election to Play Differently than 2020 on Social Media
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Expect This Election to Play Differently than 2020 on Social Media

Bloomberg  

Heading into the US presidential election four years ago, Facebook and Twitter instituted substantial policies to combat misleading political content, touted their investments into content moderation and promised to do all they could to avoid a free-for-all on their platforms. Just before Election Day in 2020, Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg told investors the election would be a test …

Trump shares social media posts with QAnon phrases and calls for jailing lawmakers, special counsel
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump shares social media posts with QAnon phrases and calls for jailing lawmakers, special counsel

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Donald Trump shared more than a dozen posts on his social media network Wednesday that call for the trial or jailing of House lawmakers who investigated the attack on the U.S. Capitol, special counsel Jack Smith and others, along with images that reference the QAnon conspiracy theory. James Singer, a spokesperson for the Harris campaign, said the …

Donald Trump returns to X/Twitter – with hidden post
4 months, 1 week ago

Donald Trump returns to X/Twitter – with hidden post

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Shortly after Elon Musk took over Twitter, in late 2022, Mr Trump’s account was reinstated. But in …

Trump shooter's alleged social media posts 'revealed' by website's CEO
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Trump shooter's alleged social media posts 'revealed' by website's CEO

Daily Mail  

The CEO of the social networking website Gab has revealed posts that he claims may have been written by Donald Trump 's would-be assassin Thomas Crooks. Andrew Torba said on Wednesday that an unnamed law enforcement agency informed him that Crooks may have posted pro-Biden messages on Gab, a platform known for its alt-right users and conspiratorial content. In another …

Minutes after Trump shooting, misinformation started flying. Here are the facts
5 months, 1 week ago

Minutes after Trump shooting, misinformation started flying. Here are the facts

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Within minutes of the gunfire, the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump spawned a vast sea of claims — some outlandish, others contradictory — reflecting the frightening uncertainties of the moment as well as America’s fevered, polarized political climate. They go online to try to figure it out.” Here’s a look at the claims that surfaced online …

Meta to ease restrictions on Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts
5 months, 1 week ago

Meta to ease restrictions on Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts

India TV News  

Meta announced that it would roll back certain restrictions which were imposed earlier on former U.S. President Donald Trump- for using Facebook and Instagram. Background of suspension and reinstatement Following the events of January 6, when Meta indefinitely suspended Trump's accounts due to his comments which were praising the individuals involved in storming the U.S. Capitol. Changes in monitoring Meta …

Facebook lifts restrictions on Trump, giving him equal footing with Biden on the social media site
5 months, 1 week ago

Facebook lifts restrictions on Trump, giving him equal footing with Biden on the social media site

LA Times  

Facebook has lifted restrictions it had imposed on former President Trump after the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Facebook has lifted restrictions imposed on Donald Trump after his supporters’ Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, placing the former president on an equal footing on the platform with President Biden just days before the Republican National Convention. Meta, Facebook’s …

'Hemorrhaging users': Trump's Truth Social's longtime 'viability' questioned after merger
9 months ago

'Hemorrhaging users': Trump's Truth Social's longtime 'viability' questioned after merger

Raw Story  

The merger on Friday between Digital World Acquisition Corp. and the Trump Media & Technology Group, the parent company of Donald Trump's Truth Social, may have resulted in a temporary $3 billion windfall for the former president, but technology experts are more than skeptical that the merged company will survive in the long term. The report notes that after three …

Opinion: Trump’s support faces its biggest test
1 year, 8 months ago

Opinion: Trump’s support faces its biggest test

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Sign up to get this weekly column as a newsletter. “I don’t know what goes into paying hush money to a porn star to secure silence over some type of alleged affair,” DeSantis said even as he accused Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg of “pursuing a political agenda and weaponizing the office.” If Trump is prosecuted, he could …

YouTube fully restores Donald Trump’s account
1 year, 9 months ago

YouTube fully restores Donald Trump’s account

Al Jazeera  

Video streaming platform says the decision aims to allow voters to hear equally from candidates in the run-up to the 2024 vote. YouTube has lifted restrictions on Donald Trump’s channel, becoming the latest social media network to fully restore the former United States president’s account more than two years after his supporters violently stormed the US Capitol. After a right-wing …

Ex-Twitter officials reject GOP claims of government collusion
1 year, 10 months ago

Ex-Twitter officials reject GOP claims of government collusion

NPR  

Ex-Twitter officials reject GOP claims of government collusion Enlarge this image toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images Alex Wong/Getty Images Former Twitter officials denied claims the U.S. government and Joe Biden's presidential campaign were involved in the social network's controversial, short-lived decision to block users from sharing a New York Post story about Biden's son Hunter just weeks before the 2020 …

Donald Trump to be allowed back on Facebook after 2-year ban
1 year, 10 months ago

Donald Trump to be allowed back on Facebook after 2-year ban

Associated Press  

Facebook parent Meta said Wednesday it will restore former President Donald Trump ‘s personal account in the coming weeks, ending a two-year suspension it imposed in the wake of the Jan. 6 insurrection. Meta said Trump’s accounts will be restored “in the coming weeks” on both Facebook and Instagram. Facebook is not only the world’s largest social media site, but …

Donald Trump to be allowed back on Facebook after 2-year ban
1 year, 10 months ago

Donald Trump to be allowed back on Facebook after 2-year ban

The Hindu  

Facebook parent Meta said on Wednesday it will restore former President Donald Trump 's personal account in the coming weeks, ending a two-year suspension it imposed in the wake of the January 6 insurrection. Facebook is not only the world's largest social media site, but had been a crucial source of fundraising revenue for Trump’s campaigns, which spent millions of …

Donald Trump's Facebook account reinstated after 2-year ban
1 year, 10 months ago

Donald Trump's Facebook account reinstated after 2-year ban

India TV News  

Facebook parent Meta is reinstating former President Donald Trump's personal account, ending a two-year suspension it imposed in the wake of the Jan.6 insurrection. Facebook is not only the world's largest social media site, but had been a crucial source of fundraising revenue for Trump's campaigns, which spent millions of dollars on the company's ads in 2016 and 2020. Indeed, …

Twitter Files: Elon Musk says US govt agencies demanded suspension of over 250k accounts
1 year, 11 months ago

Twitter Files: Elon Musk says US govt agencies demanded suspension of over 250k accounts

Firstpost  

San Francisco: Elon Musk, in the latest set of revelations under ‘Twitter Files’, claimed that the US government agencies had asked the microblogging site to suspend more than 250,000 accounts. Commenting on Twitter thread of journalist Matt Taibbi, Musk wrote: “US government agency demanded suspension of 250k accounts, including journalists & Canadian officials!” The request to suspend Twitter accounts of …

Elon Musk stoked a storm of homophobic harassment with false claims about Twitter’s former head of safety
1 year, 11 months ago

Elon Musk stoked a storm of homophobic harassment with false claims about Twitter’s former head of safety

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. That did not stop Twitter users from targeting Roth with a flood of homophobic abuse, false accusations, …

Why did the FBI not flag Antifa Twitter accounts? Elon Musk finally removes far-left profiles
2 years ago

Why did the FBI not flag Antifa Twitter accounts? Elon Musk finally removes far-left profiles

Daily Mail  

The Colorado group - which had 15,000 followers- is one of several far-left profiles scrubbed in the past week, several allegedly belonging to the The Twitter account for a Colorado-based Antifa group has been suspended - less than a month after the platform's new owner Elon Musk promised to purge all accounts that incite violence. Ngo, an editor for The …

Journalist suspensions widen rift between Twitter and media
2 years ago

Journalist suspensions widen rift between Twitter and media

Live Mint  

Elon Musk's abrupt suspension of several journalists who cover Twitter widens a growing rift between the social media site and media organizations that have used the platform to build their audiences. But Musk took to Twitter on Thursday night to accuse journalists of sharing private information about his whereabouts, which he described as “basically assassination coordinates.” He provided no evidence …

Journalist suspensions widen rift between Twitter and media
2 years ago

Journalist suspensions widen rift between Twitter and media

The Hindu  

Elon Musk's abrupt suspension of several journalists who cover Twitter widens a growing rift between the social media site and media organisations that have used the platform to build their audiences. But Musk took to Twitter on Thursday night to accuse journalists of sharing private information about his whereabouts, which he described as “basically assassination coordinates.” He provided no evidence …

'The people have spoken...': Elon Musk reinstates journalists' suspended Twitter accounts following criticism
2 years ago

'The people have spoken...': Elon Musk reinstates journalists' suspended Twitter accounts following criticism

India TV News  

Twitter News: In a latest development, Elon Musk on Saturday lifted the suspension of the Twitter accounts of several journalists that were banned by him earlier. According to media reports, Musk polled users for 24 hours to determine whether the accounts should be restored "immediately" or in "7 days. Musk said the account was stopped for a "physical safety violation" …

Prominent liberal journalist Aaron Rupar suspended by Twitter
2 years ago

Prominent liberal journalist Aaron Rupar suspended by Twitter

The Independent  

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Former top Twitter official flees home over threats in wake of Elon Musk's criticism: report
2 years ago

Former top Twitter official flees home over threats in wake of Elon Musk's criticism: report

Raw Story  

The former head of trust and safety at Twitter has fled his home after an alleged escalation of threats against after Elon Musk criticized him on the platform, CNN reports. "Yoel Roth, who resigned from the social media company in November, has in recent weeks faced a storm of attacks and threats of violence following the release of the so-called …

Musk says granting ‘amnesty’ to suspended Twitter accounts
2 years ago

Musk says granting ‘amnesty’ to suspended Twitter accounts

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — New Twitter owner Elon Musk said Thursday that he is granting “amnesty” for suspended accounts, which online safety experts predict will spur a rise in harassment, hate speech and misinformation. Reinstating banned accounts could mean bringing back the “worst offenders” including neo-Nazi trolls, people who maliciously posted intimate images of people without their consent and other accounts …

Elon Musk floats 'general amnesty' of suspended Twitter accounts
2 years, 1 month ago

Elon Musk floats 'general amnesty' of suspended Twitter accounts

Firstpost  

The move comes as Musk has faced pushback that his criteria for content moderation is subject to his personal whim, with reinstatements decided for certain accounts and not others San Francisco: New Twitter owner Elon Musk on Wednesday polled users on whether the site should offer a general amnesty to suspended accounts, using the same method he used to handle …

Elon Musk’s Twitter reinstates Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene
2 years, 1 month ago

Elon Musk’s Twitter reinstates Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene

Associated Press  

Elon Musk’s Twitter has reinstated the personal account of far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, which was banned in January for violating the platform’s COVID misinformation policies. The Georgia Republican’s reinstatement comes after Musk over the weekend reinstated the account of former President Donald Trump, who was banned in the aftermath of the deadly Jan. 6 riots on the Capitol in …

Trump Returning to Twitter? Here's What He Said After Elon Musk Restores Account
2 years, 1 month ago

Trump Returning to Twitter? Here's What He Said After Elon Musk Restores Account

News 18  

Donald Trump on Saturday said he had no interest in returning to Twitter even as a slim majority voted in favor of reinstating the former US President, who was banned from the social media service for inciting violence, in a poll organized by new owner Elon Musk. He said he would stick with his new platform Truth Social, the app …

Donald Trump's Twitter account reinstated
2 years, 1 month ago

Donald Trump's Twitter account reinstated

The Hindu  

The Twitter account of former U.S. President Donald Trump was back up again after the social media company's new owner Elon Musk tweeted that the account will be reinstated. https://t.co/jmkhFuyfkv — Elon Musk November 20, 2022 Mr. Musk had run an online poll asking whether Mr. Trump's account should be reinstated on Twitter. We've also published our policy enforcement analysis …

Donald Trump's Twitter Account Is Back After Elon Musk’s Poll Sees 52% People Voting For His Return
2 years, 1 month ago

Donald Trump's Twitter Account Is Back After Elon Musk’s Poll Sees 52% People Voting For His Return

ABP News  

New Delhi: Former United States president Donald Trump's Twitter account "reappeared" on the microblogging site on Saturday after Elon Musk announced lifting 22-month suspension of the account, reported news agency AFP. The reinstatement of Trump's account came after Twitter chief Elon Musk conducted a poll wherein votes in favour of revoking the ban won by a margin of 4%. https://t.co/jmkhFuyfkv …

Musk Restores Trump's Twitter Account After Online Poll
2 years, 1 month ago

Musk Restores Trump's Twitter Account After Online Poll

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING LOS ANGELES — Elon Musk reinstated Donald Trump’s account on Twitter on Saturday, reversing a ban that has kept the former president off the social media site since a pro-Trump mob attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, as Congress was poised to certify Joe Biden’s election victory. Musk made the announcement in the evening after …

Facebook still banning Trump — for now — despite campaign
2 years, 1 month ago

Facebook still banning Trump — for now — despite campaign

Associated Press  

Donald Trump may be running for president, but he still can’t use Facebook. The social media platform has no plans to reinstate Trump’s account following the former president’s announcement that he will seek a second term in the White House, the company confirmed Wednesday. The platforms would be justified if they extend their restrictions on Trump or make them permanent, …

Fake Trump, Bush, Tesla storm Twitter after verification dropped
2 years, 1 month ago

Fake Trump, Bush, Tesla storm Twitter after verification dropped

Al Jazeera  

Fake Twitter accounts explode across the platform after Elon Musk scraps verification policies. Fake Twitter accounts have exploded across the platform after new owner Elon Musk scrapped the site’s verification policies as trolls impersonate famous figures and companies including the billionaire’s carmaker Tesla. The flood of impersonator accounts, including fake profiles for former United States President George W Bush and …

Twitter users falsely tweet that Donald Trump is dead to test Musk-era content moderation
2 years, 1 month ago

Twitter users falsely tweet that Donald Trump is dead to test Musk-era content moderation

The Independent  

Tweets falsely suggesting that Donald Trump has died are testing the content moderation of Elon Musk’s Twitter. Mr Musk has said that no permanently banned accounts will be allowed back onto the platform for “at least a few more weeks” as the company builds the new content moderation council he has pledged to create. The social media giant’s new owner …

Donald Trump has gone full QAnon in recent weeks
2 years, 3 months ago

Donald Trump has gone full QAnon in recent weeks

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I haven’t heard that, but is that supposed …

Trump openly embraces, amplifies QAnon conspiracy theories
2 years, 3 months ago

Trump openly embraces, amplifies QAnon conspiracy theories

Associated Press  

After winking at QAnon for years, Donald Trump is overtly embracing the baseless conspiracy theory, even as the number of frightening real-world events linked to it grows. On Tuesday, using his Truth Social platform, the Republican former president reposted an image of himself wearing a Q lapel pin overlaid with the words “The Storm is Coming.” In QAnon lore, the …

Trump openly embraces, amplifies QAnon conspiracy theories
2 years, 3 months ago

Trump openly embraces, amplifies QAnon conspiracy theories

Associated Press  

After winking at QAnon for years, Donald Trump is overtly embracing the baseless conspiracy theory, even as the number of frightening real-world events linked to it grows. On Tuesday, using his Truth Social platform, the Republican former president reposted an image of himself wearing a Q lapel pin overlaid with the words “The Storm is Coming.” In QAnon lore, the …

Trump fully embraces QAnon on Truth Social — hours after obsessed supporter allegedly killed wife
2 years, 3 months ago

Trump fully embraces QAnon on Truth Social — hours after obsessed supporter allegedly killed wife

Salon  

In his one-term presidency, Donald Trump pushed out a number of notorious conspiracy theories tied to voter fraud, climate change and vaccines, but it wasn't until recently that Trump expressed his explicit support for QAnon – which promotes the idea that Trump is the savior of the American people. Despite the dangers of endorsing a movement the FBI has labeled …

Trump freaks out over brutal new editorial from Rupert Murdoch’s NY Post
2 years, 3 months ago

Trump freaks out over brutal new editorial from Rupert Murdoch’s NY Post

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump complained on his Truth Social website after the NY Post posted a harsh editorial online on Tuesday evening. "But if the focus is on Trump instead, enraged Democrats will unite, pause their internecine warring while independents will abstain or vote against the GOP," the NY Post wrote. "Those GOPers know Trump’s already an albatross: His “stolen …

Dozens of QAnon accounts are being white-listed on Trump's Truth Social
2 years, 3 months ago

Dozens of QAnon accounts are being white-listed on Trump's Truth Social

Raw Story  

There is a concern that Donald Trump's social media site could go dark as a hosting bill of over $1 million has gone unpaid. When asked whether he agreed their conspiracy theories were "cray" or "untrue," he replied, “I don’t know about QAnon.” Months later, speaking with the U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and other aides, and saying that …

Twitter removes 1 million 'spam accounts' each day
2 years, 5 months ago

Twitter removes 1 million 'spam accounts' each day

India TV News  

Highlights Twitter said it removes 1 million spam accounts each day in a call with executives on Thursday Twitter said on call that spam accounts represent well below 5% of its active user base each quarter Fake social media accounts have been problematic for years including on Twitter Twitter news : Twitter said it removes 1 million spam accounts each …

Twitter deletes 1 million fake accounts every day, execs reveal
2 years, 5 months ago

Twitter deletes 1 million fake accounts every day, execs reveal

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Twitter removes over 1 million bots every day as part of a major …

Trump's 'free speech' platform Truth Social bans users who post footage from Jan. 6 hearings
2 years, 6 months ago

Trump's 'free speech' platform Truth Social bans users who post footage from Jan. 6 hearings

Raw Story  

Users of Donald Trump's social media platform, Truth Social, were reportedly suspended after mentioning the ongoing January 6 hearings, putting the site's "free speech" bona fides in a harsh light. RELATED: "All bets are off": The "brains" behind Trump's Truth Social app just quit amid botched launch "I was suspended from Truth Social for posting about the January 6th hearing …

Jan. 6 hearing shows that pro-Trump social media survives -- in spite of bans
2 years, 6 months ago

Jan. 6 hearing shows that pro-Trump social media survives -- in spite of bans

Raw Story  

Supporters of Donald Trump "scrambled to defend him online" after prime-time hearings by the Jan. 6 select committee, The Washington Post reported Friday. Select Committee Vice Chair Liz Cheney was the number two trending topic," Raw Story reported Thursday evening. "It also underscored how the social media landscape has shifted in the 17 months since Trump was suspended by the …

Elon Musk says he would reverse Donald Trump's permanent ban on Twitter if purchase of company goes through
2 years, 7 months ago

Elon Musk says he would reverse Donald Trump's permanent ban on Twitter if purchase of company goes through

Firstpost  

Speaking virtually at an auto conference, Musk said that he preferred temporary suspensions and other narrowly tailored punishments for content that is illegal or otherwise ‘destructive to the world’ London: Elon Musk said Twitter would reverse its ban of former President Donald Trump if his purchase of the social media company goes through, signaling just how permissive the platform could …

Elon Musk says he would reverse Twitter’s ban of former President Trump
2 years, 7 months ago

Elon Musk says he would reverse Twitter’s ban of former President Trump

LA Times  

Elon Musk said he would allow President Trump to return to Twitter if the Tesla chief executive takes ownership of the company, reversing the former president’s January 2021 suspension over his incendiary tweets surrounding the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. While Twitter permanently banned Trump within two days of the Jan. 6 insurrection, Facebook moved to suspend Trump’s …

Elon Musk says he would lift Trump’s Twitter ban
2 years, 7 months ago

Elon Musk says he would lift Trump’s Twitter ban

Al Jazeera  

Investor says decision to permanently suspend former president alienated parts of US but did not ‘end Trump’s voice’. Billionaire Elon Musk has said he would reverse Donald Trump’s Twitter ban should he succeed in taking ownership of the social media company. Speaking at the Financial Times Future of the Car conference on Tuesday, the Tesla chief executive called the decision …

What you’ll find on Truth Social, Trump’s social media platform for ‘free expression’
2 years, 7 months ago

What you’ll find on Truth Social, Trump’s social media platform for ‘free expression’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Truth Social, former President Donald Trump’s platform to “stand up to the tyranny of …

Who did Twitter ban during the Trump era, and why?
2 years, 8 months ago

Who did Twitter ban during the Trump era, and why?

LA Times  

With Elon Musk buying Twitter, there’s speculation that former President Trump and many of his allies could have their bans lifted. A number of Trump supporters were kicked off for spreading falsehoods, inciting or advocating violence, “harmful activity” or other violations of Twitter rules. Amy Bruckman, a Georgia Tech professor of interactive computing and a lead author on one study, …

Trump raging at aides as his Truth Social flounders: report
2 years, 9 months ago

Trump raging at aides as his Truth Social flounders: report

Raw Story  

According to a report from the Daily Beast, former president Donald Trump is furious with the rollout of his Truth Social media platform that has been dogged by glitches and, so far, lower sign-ups than had been anticipated. "In recent weeks, sources have heard the former president on the phone swearing gratuitously and asking things like, 'What the f*ck is …

​Trump’s Truth Social shouldn't be trusted with users' info after disastrous launch: privacy expert
2 years, 10 months ago

​Trump’s Truth Social shouldn't be trusted with users' info after disastrous launch: privacy expert

Raw Story  

The "disastrous launch" of former president Donald Trump's social media app — Truth Social — shows it shouldn't be trusted with people's private information, according to one expert. “The basic thing they needed to actually get right to get someone in the door, they couldn’t get right,” privacy researcher Bill Fitzgerald told the Washington Post, adding the “ineptitude of the …

A year after Trump purge, ‘alt-tech’ offers far-right refuge
2 years, 10 months ago

A year after Trump purge, ‘alt-tech’ offers far-right refuge

Associated Press  

Philip Anderson is no fan of online content moderation. “We tolerate ‘offensive’ but legal speech,” site creator Andrew Torba wrote in an email to Gab subscribers recently. Torba wrote in an email to the AP that he envisions Gab will someday be “the backbone of the consumer free speech Internet” and rival Facebook and Google. “It’s much more about us …

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