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Gab.com Hosting Provider Terminates Service

October 28, 2018October 28, 2018 Nathan A. Kreider#synagogueshooting, censorship, free speech, gab, Joyent, news, pittsburgh, robert bowers, shooting

Gab CEO Andrew Torba announced late Saturday night (October 27th, 2018) via his Gab account and the Gab Twitter account that the hosting provider of Gab, Joyent (a company owned by Samsung), has decided to terminate its contract with Gab by 9am on Monday. Joyent does not appear to clarify the specifics of the violation of the Terms of Service. Many are speculating that this decision was influenced by the recent Pittsburgh shooting after it was discovered that shooter Robert Bower was one of hundreds of thousands of people to…

Gab Banned From Paypal Following Synagogue Shooting

October 27, 2018October 27, 2018 Nathan A. Kreiderban, free speech, gab, news, paypal, social media

According to Gab.com CEO Andrew Torba, PayPal terminated its contract with Gab today (Saturday, October 27th, 2018). PayPal’s decision may have been influenced by the discovery of synagogue shooter Robert Bower’s use of Gab. If the shooting did play a role in the decision, this would be unusual for PayPal, considering it has not terminated a contract with other social media platforms that the gunman used, nor has it ever done so with prior violent criminals. Gab issued a statement disavowing the shooter’s actions and clarified their zero tolerance policy…