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Gab CEO Andrew Torba Says He Refuses to Comply With ‘Draconian’ German Network Enforcement Act

Andrew Torba, the founder and CEO of Gab, has said he will not be complying with the German Network Enforcement Act, despite mounting legal fines from authorities. In a blog post published on Sept. 20, Tora said he had received a “huge packet of documents with fines and legal threats from the nation state of Germany”…


Gab CEO Responds After Hackers Target Social Media Site

Gab’s CEO on Sunday said his account was among those compromised in a hack of the social media website. Andrew Torba described the attackers as “mentally ill tranny demon hackers (I’m very serious).” “The same people behind this attack targeted law enforcement officers and their family members last summer. The feds are treating them as…


Parler CEO Says Social Media App Is Back Online, Gets New Computer Servers

An executive with Parler, a social media platform favored by conservatives, said Monday that it will resume service with new management—coming about a month after Amazon Web Services removed its service from its servers. Interim CEO Mark Meckler told Just The News that the company moved to a new server farm, saying that users should…


Parler CEO Says Social Media App Is Back Online, Gets New Servers

An executive with Parler, a social media platform favored by conservatives, said Monday that it will resume service with new management—coming about a month after Amazon Web Services removed its service from its servers. Interim CEO Mark Meckler said in a news release that the company moved to a new server farm, saying that users…


Social Media App Parler Is Back Online, With New Hosting Service

Parler, a social media platform favored by conservatives, resumed service on Feb. 15 with new management—coming about a month after Amazon Web Services suspended the site from its servers. The company moved to a new server farm, said interim Chief Executive Mark Meckler in a statement. He said that new users should be able to sign…


Gab CEO Denies Trump Signed Up for Website

The CEO of social media platform Gab disputed news reports that stated former President Donald Trump has begun posting on the platform. In a video blog posted on Saturday night, Gab CEO Andrew Torba said that an account had been reserved for Trump since 2016 and contains an archive of all of Trump’s tweets. “Dozens…


Gab CEO Says Trump Hasn’t Signed Up for Website

The CEO of social media platform Gab has disputed news reports that said former President Donald Trump has begun posting on the network. In a video blog posted on Feb. 6, Andrew Torba said that an account had been reserved for Trump since 2016 and contains an archive of all of Trump’s tweets. “Dozens of…


Trump Appears to Make First Social Media Post Since Leaving White House

Former President Donald Trump’s account on the social media website Gab was active this week, in what appeared to be his first post since leaving the White House last month. The account posted a copy of the letter Trump’s lawyers wrote to Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), the House of Representatives’ lead impeachment manager. In the…


Gab: Cloudflare Hasn’t Suspended Its Service After Users Report Errors

Gab, the social media platform, said that Cloudflare has not suspended its service after error messages were being returned for users. In a statement on Twitter on Monday, the company wrote it’s “not true” that Cloudflare suspended its service, adding that the company is “doing some backend work” and will “be back up shortly.” “Please…


Free Speech Platform Gab Reports 753 Percent Increase in Traffic in 24 Hours

Social media platform Gab reported on Saturday a huge increase in traffic as users migrate from Twitter amid widespread bans. “Our traffic is up 753% in the past 24 hours. Tens of millions of visits,” Gab said in a social media statement, responding to a user who said he wasn’t able to make an account….