Jaeda Ferrel wears helmet with an image of Pepe the frog and a Trump/Pence sticker at a rally by Patriot Prayer in Vancouver, 2017.. (photo credit: ELIJAH NOUVELAGE / REUTERS)
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A social media service used by the far-Right as an alternative to Facebook and Twitter has been forced down after its web hosts and payment providers blacklisted the site on Monday.
The website served as a platform for Robert Bowers, 46, who on Saturday opened fire on a Jewish synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, killing 11 congregants. Bowers used the site to promote antisemitic conspiracy theories and even previewed his assault there just days before the event, linking Jewish organizational efforts to aid refugees with the progress of a caravan of migrants making its way through Central America.
“I can’t sit by and watch my people get slaughtered,” Bowers wrote ahead of the shooting. “Screw your optics, I’m going in.”
The site has raised concern since its founding for hosting individuals with antisemitic and white supremacist views. Federal law enforcement say they are monitoring the site amid several domestic terrorism investigations. But the founder of Gab, Andrew Torba, defended his platform as an equal opportunity space for those seeking to freely express themselves, accusing social media giants of systemic bias against conservatives.
The site is now inaccessible, but in a note to users vows to find alternative web hosts.
“Gab.com is under attack,” the website reads. “We have been systematically no-platformed by App Stores, multiple hosting providers, and several payment processors. We have been smeared by the mainstream media for defending free expression and individual liberty for all people and for working with law enforcement to ensure that justice is served for the horrible atrocity committed in Pittsburgh. Gab will continue to fight for the fundamental human right to speak freely.”
“As we transition to a new hosting provider Gab will be inaccessible for a period of time. We are working around the clock to get Gab.com back online,” it continues. “Thank you and remember to speak freely.”
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