The social media platform Gab, which for years has been scrutinized for its role in permitting the spread of hate speech, could find its ability to evade European investigations coming to an end. Right Wing Watch has discovered that despite Gab’s claims that it is a U.S. company that is not able to cooperate with European law enforcement, it appears likely that at least some of the website’s data is stored or is passing through servers physically located in the Netherlands. Why Gab is a Danger to the Peace of the World? 👉Created in 2016 by CEO Andrew Torba, Gab sought to become a “free speech” social media site after mainstream platforms came under pressure to enforce their terms of service with regard to the posting of hateful messages. But under the “free speech” banner, Gab became a social-media home to hardcore white supremacists, anti-Semites, and conspiracy theorists. 👉The site became infamous as a hub of white supremacist organizing and chatter; the man accused of murdering 11 worshipers at a synagogue in Pittsburgh posted messages on Gab about his hatred of Jews. Before he began his attack, he posted to Gab, “Screw your optics, I’m going in.” 👉The Southern Poverty Law Center reported that British authorities sentenced two Gab users in June for using the platform to encourage “an attack on Prince Harry for marrying Meghan Markle, who is of mixed race.” 👉In June, Gab took three days to suspend the account of a man arrested for threatening to kill black people and possessing a firearm. 👉Those threats and calls for violence against Jews and LGBTQ people remained on Gab, untouched by moderators, for months before and for days following his arrest. 👉Groups dedicated to advocating for white supremacist terror are still active on the site. As a result, Gab has faced scrutiny from the press, government officials, and its peers in the tech industry for its role as an engine in extremist politics, especially as far-right violence has spread across the United States and overseas.
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