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RE: What is happening to Gab is anti-American.

in #socialmedia6 years ago (edited)

I couldn't agree more. Do you remember the app YikYak? It was once a rapidly growing application that allowed anonymous posting, but it caved to pressure from Universities, schools, and businesses to allow censorship and "geofencing" where the application couldn't be used. Shortly thereafter, the app when the way of myspace. And as an aside, I believe that if Americans want to see less violence, they need to offer more speech -- not restrict it. I strongly believe that when people feel they aren't being heard, they will act out.

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The name is vaguely familiar; but, I never used this program. Had to go read about it. From my cursory review it looks like it was most popular with college-aged people; so, having universities blacklist it pretty much sounded the death knell. Interesting.