Banned from Twitter
Why is any conservative still on Twitter?
Founded by Jack Dorsey in 2006, the microblogging and social networking service has made a habit of banning conservative viewpoints. In the past few years, Twitter has banned President Trump, Donald Trump Jr., the digital director for Trump’s 2020 presidential campaign, Gary Doby, the CEO of My Pillow, Mike Lindell, conservative commentator, Dan Bongino, and many, many more. During the Trump presidency being banned by Twitter grew into a badge of right-wing pride. Those who were permanently banned sought other microblogging services.
There are alternatives
Parler
Many of those hunting for microblogging alternatives found a home on Parler. Founded in 2018, Parler burst into broad public awareness in 2020 when Twitter flagged some of President Trump’s tweets as “potentially misleading,” and “glorifying violence.” At about the same time Parler released a “Declaration of Internet Independence,” modeled on the United States Declaration of Independence. The company described Twitter as a “Tech Tyrant,” and used the hashtag “#Twexit,” a blend of “Twitter” and “Exit.” Twitter users were actively encouraged to join Parler. At this time, President Trump was actively looking for another microblogging platform.
Apparently, all of this got the attention of big tech. On January 8, 2021, Google pulled the Parler app from the Google Play Store. Apple removed the Parler app from their store the next day. Stating that Parler was “a very real risk to public safety,” Amazon withdrew cloud services from Parler on January 10th. The company was offline for over a month.
Apple and Google continue to bar Parler from their digital apps store so, using them from your phone is not an option. However, in February, Parler returned to the web with fifteen million users.
Gab
Founded in 2017, Gab is older than Parler and has received less attention. Over the course of its short history, the site has garnered a reputation as a platform for the alt-right, anti-Semitism, and ethnic-nationalism. While to some extent these accusations appear to be true, the Gab Wikipedia page seems to paint with a broad brush, splattering allegations on many who are conservative, but not extreme.
Gab asserts that the site does not restrict content unless that content is not protected by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. Gab stresses that this includes anything illegal, “credible threats of violence, promotion of terrorism, obscenity, pornography, spamming, selling weapons or drugs, child exploitation, impersonation, and doxing.” This sounds to me like the broad guidelines of a spirited discussion prior to the politically correct woke crowd.
Gab has four million registered users.
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Let me know which site you think is best, Parler, Gab, or Twitter, and tell me why in the comment section below.
Update!
January 28, 2023
So much has changed in the microblogging world that we are planning to update this article soon.
