Is gab ecosystem going to be interesting?

Dragonerne · 2021-08-06T17:53:31+00:00

They will be successful for sure, it already is. The question is if you trust them.

The owner is an extreme antisemitic christian who has been blacklisted from everything
He has been anti trump ever since trump didnt want to go to his platform without gab installing antisemitism rules. Trump was fine with all the antiwhite garbage on all the other social media platforms..

My jury is still out on gab, but I have no doubt that he will be successful.

radicalcentrist · 2021-08-06T17:54:35+00:00

Gab glows harder than Chernobyl and Hiroshima combined.

https://www.engadget.com/gab-hacked-195333243.html

Girondin · 2021-08-06T23:16:19+00:00

Of the alt-tech twitter competitors

Gettr: One of the most poorly designed web apps, its UI is a direct clone from a UI that people have mixed feelings over (modern twitter UI), add zero content moderation (I heard you can post porn and gore but ive heard others say you can't post mild criticisms of Israel). I can't make a account since its never accepts the verification code it sends to my email.
Parler: Horrible UI, literally no security practice. I can't make a account since its never accepts the verification code it sends to my email.
Minds: adds crypto-shit I don't like but it does have better discoverability for small users compared to gab
Urbit: It literally implements ALL of modern computing from the ground up in a batshit language (Hoon) and then adds this insular terminology (Planets, Comets, Ship, Nock, Arvo, Ames, Gall, Dojo, Landcape). And then has shitty security measures (no encryption at rest, arcane monoliths are by nature insecure) and bad performance (single threaded). You can't run it on window unless you have general programming skills.
Telegram: insane security practices also not exactly like twitter. It is in the app store but some AR people have been banned (though pretty few), unclear how long this freedom will last.
self-hosted GNUsocial / pleroma / mastodon: You have to self-host but it does allow direct control of the platform.

Gab is definitely one of the best twitter alternatives, and has faced the most extreme problems (moderation problems, hacks, media pressure, platform bannings). If their able to provide some more alt-tech services while keeping their ship with best security practices and general good practices this will be good endeavour.

disidentHR · 2021-08-07T11:50:24+00:00

Yes, it's definitely going to be interesting, regardless of your opinion on Gab and Torba. I think software they're using still needs to mature, and I definitely wouldn't use their payment processor right away, and I fucking hate Gab users, but if they legit want to create something good and viable, I wish them all the luck.

They also announced they're gonna have their own advertising system, which will also be... interesting, let's say.

asterias · 2021-08-07T23:07:54+00:00

Gab had its share of technical problems but they have been improving the site and they certainly managed to pull through some difficult times. Maybe not perfect but still much better than twitter. Good for Torba that he hasn't given up and instead tries to fill a gap by offering a paypal replacement.

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