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Gab Has Been Breached

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Re: Gab Has Been Breached

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Post by s5300 »

konjin wrote: post #7
gkoberger wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah, he's the worst. I knew him in YC, and actually liked him. But I watched him spiral as he wasn't able to raise money for his startup, including starting to go to Trump rallies "out of curiosity". His FB posts began to include worse and worse rhetoric. It was crazy to watch him get radicalized in realtime. It ended in him harassing some (minority) YC founders who said they were scared by saying we should "Build t…

I'm a minority, and I feel really fucking stupid that I have to say that so I don't get banned, but how on earth can anyone get expelled for saying they support the policy of the US government? That is insular to the point of caricature for out of touch democrat staffing aids, not people trying to make money.

Getting into the realm of Reddit tier comments in replying to this...

But in a genuine attempt to clear you up -

The people who made Nazi Germany a thing were "just citizens of Germany supporting the policy of the German government."

Institutions, such as YC, typically tend to have a set of morals/guidelines that they follow (and usually clearly state)

If it so happens that a policy of the US government goes against said morals/guidelines and you're in support of them... as what most see as a pretty important part of being in the US, they're free to give you the boot from their institution.

If they who be booted perceive their bootening as something that is illegal, they're also free to sue. Whether or not that lawsuit is credible/goes anywhere is up to a judiciary.

Re: Gab Has Been Breached

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Post by jb775 »

encryptluks2 wrote: post #5

Gab is a joke. I got banned for making a post asking how are all the domestic terrorists Trump supporters doing after the capitol riot. I guess that is ban-worthy on their free speech network while advocating for assassinating public officials is a-ok.

I bet it felt good to create an account for a website just so you could log in and say "how are all the domestic terrorists Trump supporters doing after the capitol riot?".

That's pretty much the online equivalent of peeling-out in your car and thinking it made you look awesome.

Re: Gab Has Been Breached

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Post by konjin »

calciphus wrote: post #18
konjin wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm a minority, and I feel really fucking stupid that I have to say that so I don't get banned, but how on earth can anyone get expelled for saying they support the policy of the US government? That is insular to the point of caricature for out of touch democrat staffing aids, not people trying to make money.

Private groups don't have to swear fealty to the government. Individuals are allowed and encouraged to dissent, form groups of dissention, and don't owe it to anyone to grant them access to that group. Regardless of one's personal politics, insisting "if the government says it's ok, you shouldn't be allowed to reject someone who supports it" isn't really in line with the core ideals of the US, where YC is organized.

Alienating 50% of customers, and lets be honest these are the stupider customers you can more easily monetize, is not a good move for anyone trying to make money, which is the point of a startup.

A well thought out Gab that was politically neutral will be able to steal the most engaged facebook users and then then sell them gold, guns and bibles, or whatever else those folks enjoy in their spare time.

This isn't an issue of morals, it's an issue of money.

Re: Gab Has Been Breached

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Post by HNfriend234 »

I use gab quite frequently but mainly for the memes and jokes. The vast majority of people on there use pseudonymous aliases anyways so no one cares if the site gets hacked. People on the right-wing have also been subject to extensive persecution (harassment, doxing etc.) from the left-wing so we're all quite used to it by now.

I'm been trying to teach as many people as possible about how to stay anonymous online, how to use high-privacy tools and why using technologies like monero is extremely important.

Re: Gab Has Been Breached

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Post by [deleted] »

konjin wrote: post #23
calciphus wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Private groups don't have to swear fealty to the government. Individuals are allowed and encouraged to dissent, form groups of dissention, and don't owe it to anyone to grant them access to that group. Regardless of one's personal politics, insisting "if the government says it's ok, you shouldn't be allowed to reject someone who supports it" isn't really in line with the core ideals of the US, where YC is organized.

Alienating 50% of customers, and lets be honest these are the stupider customers you can more easily monetize, is not a good move for anyone trying to make money, which is the point of a startup. A well thought out Gab that was politically neutral will be able to steal the most engaged facebook users and then then sell them gold, guns and bibles, or whatever else those folks enjoy in their spare time. This isn't an i…

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Re: Gab Has Been Breached

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Post by burundi_coffee »

pope_meat wrote: post #24

I'm very tired and for a moment I read it as: "God Has Been Breached" First RSA falls, now god, what's next.

RSA is dead. RSA remains dead. And we have killed it. How shall we comfort ourselves, the murderers of all murderers? What was holiest and mightiest of all that the world has yet owned has bled to death under our knives: who will wipe this blood off us? What water is there for us to clean ourselves? What festivals of atonement, what sacred games shall we have to invent? Is not the greatness of this deed too great for us?

Re: Gab Has Been Breached

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Post by sumedh »

gkoberger wrote: post #12
totalZero wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

He got expelled from YC for saying we should build a border wall? Really?

I edited my comment. The full quotes are much worse. Here's the details: https://techcrunch.com/2016/11/12/pro-trump-ceo-gets-booted-...

> YC’s private social network, Bookface

They could not find a better name than Bookface?

Re: Gab Has Been Breached

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Post by mberning »

It seems like the author cares about the politics and religion of the Gab founder quite a lot, despite his assertions to the contrary.

If you strip away all that it is still a very embarrassing breach. Having a data exfiltration of that magnitude is simply devastating.

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