Social Network Gab Goes Offline, Disappears from Twitternewsweek.com 12 pointsbdibs5 years ago5 commentsSaveHideCopy link On HNComments−underseacables5yFirst they took away the soapbox, now they take away the public square, there’s just something deeply unsettling about deplatforming. Maybe it’s not possible to create an independent social network after all.−bdibsOP5yWho's the they here? I thought they were hacked, not deplatformed by any of their service providers.−a3n5yIndependent from what?−_prototype_5yNot a peep in here, interesting...−jki2755yProbably because it didn't actually happen.
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First they took away the soapbox, now they take away the public square, there’s just something deeply unsettling about deplatforming. Maybe it’s not possible to create an independent social network after all.
Who's the they here? I thought they were hacked, not deplatformed by any of their service providers.
Independent from what?
Not a peep in here, interesting...
Probably because it didn't actually happen.