Pushshift will be collecting all available Gab data that was at one point public. Pushshift will not be storing or indexing private data for ethical reasons. If any researchers need to use Gab data from Pushshift and needs the methodology used in separating public from private,
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please let me know and we can discuss. The goal is to keep on the right side of ethical considerations while making as much data as possible available to researchers without hitting or going over the guardrails.
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I'll be fascinated to see analysis of how much suspected bot activity there is on gab vs the (seemingly) rampant bots on Parler pre 1/6
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