**Gab is at the forefront of the free speech movement. Twitter is dying *because* of this movement.** https://kek.gg/i/3wBFtM.jpg After discoveries were published revealing censorship tactics used by "Big Social" media companies like Twitter and Facebook, Gab began with one goal in mind: *To allow for the free flow of information, ideas, and debate on a platform that will not control the narrative nor present itself in such a way that users rely on its creators to regulate speech.* This refreshing idea took root in the minds of Conservative and President Trump Supporting social media users who witnessed these censorship tactics used on themselves and accounts they followed throughout the 2016 Presidential Campaign. Facebook, who at the time had recently introduced trending topics, and Twitter, who utilizes a hashtag system to show popularity of a certain word or phrase, were caught undercutting popular Conservative stories, topics, and anything that upset the narrative that Hillary Clinton and the Democrat Party were anything but absolute dog shit. Facebook removed topics entirely, while Twitter allowed a hashtag to surge to the top, only to change the spelling of the hashtag slightly, creating a soft fork where users were split between the original and the Twitter created hashtag, thereby undermining their effectiveness. On Twitter especially, the censorship had crossed the line far too many times, and anyone with two eyes and a functioning brain saw it. Major accounts with huge followings were "[shadowbanned/throttled](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAAUD7jtFas)" or shut down entirely. At this point the founder of [Gab.ai](https://gab.ai), Andrew Torba, was furious. In August 2016, Gab was founded by [Andrew Torba](https://gab.ai/a), [Ekrem Büyükkaya](https://gab.ai/e), and [Utsav Sanduja](https://gab.ai/u) with a closed Beta version available by invite only. They started with *NOTHING*... I was invited to join in August and could not be more honored to be one of the first to join the platform. https://kek.gg/i/4Fmdck.png Soon after, Gab really started growing. Andrew had enough of Silicon Valley and was ousted by that fascist cabal when his peers and associates discovered his Conservative views. He was ostracized publicly for his support of Donald J. Trump, which lead to just one of Torba's many "based" statements about the Silicon Valley "tech cult" on the way out the door: >"“All of you: f*** off. Take your morally superior, elitist, virtue signaling bullshit and shove it. I call it like I see it, and I helped meme a President into office, cucks.” Regardless if you agree with Torba in this statement, he has a right to say it. **Nobody else had**... Since that moment, Gab has grown exponentially and is funded by donations and subscriptions from its users. Currently Gab has 180,000+ users, over 9 million "Gabs"(posts), and the founders are fully transparent in their funding and operations, providing monthly reports and keeping users up to date on changes, new features, and updates with their [Gab HQ](https://gab.ai/gab). https://kek.gg/i/3BpQb4.png There is a subscription based option as well, providing exclusive features to users who support the platform as a "Pro" and pay monthly or yearly. >GabPro is $5.99 a month or $59.99 a year. Gab will always be free to use and GabPro is 100% optional. If you haven’t been on Gab lately, now is a great time to come back and check out what we’ve been working on. Being a subscription based platform removes the need for life sucking ads and corporate pressures from venture capitalist vultures. Gab users are more than willing to support the effort to raise funds and have even created posters and images encouraging others to support the movement. **"GIVE 'EM HELL BOYS!"** https://kek.gg/i/6zhmBR.jpg **"DO WITH LESS, SO THEY'LL HAVE ENOUGH"** https://kek.gg/i/6HT6rp.jpg Check out Gab.ai for yourself. If you want a quick way to learn the basics of Gab, check out the [Gab Tutorial!](https://www.slideshare.net/getongab/gab-tutorial) If you decide to join for free today, be sure to give a shout out to me [@cryptwarz](https://gab.ai/cryptwarz) and feel free to share this Steemit post along with any Gab you create. *All are Welcome.* # Support My Writing By Sending Bitcoin. https://kek.gg/i/3JC8c4.png 1BuVm8WNApgWjHc9jqrSDFqYs7saFoLECA If you enjoyed this post, please follow my Steemit Page, upvote, and resteem. My goal is to write each day and provide original content to readers on Steemit. When you set up an account on Gab.ai, be sure to follow me [@cryptwarz](https://gab.ai/cryptwarz). On Gab we **Speak Freely**.