The Gab shutdown is not about "free speech". It is not about being "right wing". It is purely about competition. Gab is not part of the Silicon Valley club. All that club's competitors get attacked with everything from DDoS to media hit jobs...
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...every single awful thing on Gab is also abundant on Twitter, Reddit and Facebook. Twitter is riddled with bots, pedos and terrorist accounts. They are allowed to operate freely because they are in the right part of the world, with the right people in control and profiting.
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Their competitors have already established themselves and are willing to compromise on their stated values to appease authoritarian states and puritanical moral scolds. Gab is both small and unwilling to compromise so they're being pinched out.
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