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by _ea1k 1919 days ago
I'm not familiar with Gab, but was the app itself promoting that or just some content from users?

If it is just users, why ban them and not browsers or anything that can access Facebook?

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> If it is just users, why ban them and not browsers or anything that can access Facebook?

Because Facebook is controlled by the right people, and Gab is not.

Consider the unbelievably offensive and sometimes illegal content (including child porn) that's been hosted on Reddit. They've cleaned up significantly recently to be more advertiser-friendly, but they were able to host all that content for years without getting deplatformed or facing any real consequences. Because Reddit is controlled by the right people. It's all about power.

Gab’s purpose was to provide a home for fascists and racists when they were kicked off Twitter. The Pepe logo is a bit of a hint.