On the protocol level, yes, but it’s still very different from X. Torba runs 100% of his own infrastructure with little to no dependence on third parties (Google, Apple, AWS, Mailchimp, Payment providers). It took him a very long time to build that. Google could kneecap X tomorrow if they wanted to by shutting down their servers. Gab also doesn’t throttle posts and limit their reach based on content.
I see what you mean. Gab COULD censor and throttle if they wanted to, but right now they’re not and the platform would lose 100% of its credibility and use if they decided to.
John Miles /
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2023-09-13 21:23:01
in reply to nevent1q…gsrm
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