New Fast Growing Social Media Network #Gab Is an Alternative to Facebook and Twitter
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Gab is a people first social network. Users can post “Gabs,” which have a 300 character limit. -Users can follow other Gabbers and be followed back. -Users can upvote or downvote Gabs.
Gab is an online social networking and micro-blogging service that allows users to send and read short blog-like messages called gabs. Gab enables its users or gabbers to post up to 300 characters in one message and to access additional functionality via using tags: a # option (hashtag) to reference hash topics, an @ option (username) to reference other users, a : option (emoji) to insert emoticons, and the option to add several hyperlinks and images to each message. Gab is described as a social network focused on upholding its users’ freedom of expression. Only registered users can read, post, upvote, or downvote gabs currently.
Gab was created in response to social media controversy around freedom of expression and censorship.
The site has garnered some criticism as being an “Alt-Right” social network, although its creator has stressed that the site is for everyone.
Key people behind the Gab project include Ekrem Büyükkaya (Turkish programming developer, designer, and Gab co-founder), Richard Branson (British entrepreneur) and Andrew Torba (American entrepreneur and current CEO of Gab).
As of November 2016, the social network was still in Live beta testing.
Gab’s design is a mix of Twitter and Reddit. The color theme is a simple combination of black text on white panels (B&W) together with pink tags of hash topics and usernames. Gab’s interface shows scrolling message updates in a vertical scrollable timeline, based on the specific Gabbers followed. User posts start at a ‘like’ count of zero and may be rated by all Gabbers; similar to Reddit, an upvote and downvote system allows users to add or detract Gab points from a user’s profile. Posts with the highest upvotes of the current and previous days are featured in a “Popular” page. A list of “Trending Hashtags” on each user’s homepage gives the ability to see frequently updated hot topics of discussion.
The only restrictions on expression on the site are on threats of violence, promotion of terrorism, illegal pornography, and doxing.
“Gabby the GAB Frog” is the current logo of Gab; it was designed by a Creative Director of the company and has been in use since the website’s launch.
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