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09-16-2017, 07:54 AM
A startup just sued Google for censoring its 'free speech' social network
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Gab just sued Google for employing anticompetitive practices after banning the app from the Google Play Store, The Washington Post reported (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2017/09/15/gab-is-suing-google-for-allegedly-violating-antitrust-laws/?utm_term=.4c2c51d6f051).*
SEE ALSO: From 4chan to Gab: Where hate speech is thriving online (http://mashable.com/2017/08/17/alt-right-free-speech-online-network-gab/?utm_cid=a-seealso&utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=)
Launched by former ad tech founder Andrew Torba last year, Gab has gained significant traction (http://mashable.com/2017/08/17/alt-right-free-speech-online-network-gab/) as an alternative social network. Gab promotes itself as a free speech platform and therefore has attracted members of the alt-right and white supremacists who are able to share their views without fear of being banned.
Back in August, Gab said Google had banned its Android app from the Google Play Store. An email from Google Play Support to Gab said it "violates the hate speech policy."* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/09/15/gab-sues-google-anti-trust-play-store/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Gab just sued Google for employing anticompetitive practices after banning the app from the Google Play Store, The Washington Post reported (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2017/09/15/gab-is-suing-google-for-allegedly-violating-antitrust-laws/?utm_term=.4c2c51d6f051).*
SEE ALSO: From 4chan to Gab: Where hate speech is thriving online (http://mashable.com/2017/08/17/alt-right-free-speech-online-network-gab/?utm_cid=a-seealso&utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=)
Launched by former ad tech founder Andrew Torba last year, Gab has gained significant traction (http://mashable.com/2017/08/17/alt-right-free-speech-online-network-gab/) as an alternative social network. Gab promotes itself as a free speech platform and therefore has attracted members of the alt-right and white supremacists who are able to share their views without fear of being banned.
Back in August, Gab said Google had banned its Android app from the Google Play Store. An email from Google Play Support to Gab said it "violates the hate speech policy."* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/09/15/gab-sues-google-anti-trust-play-store/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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