Brietbart reports that the Republican Party of Texas announced yesterday that it would keep its account on Gab, the free speech social network, saying: “The First Amendment still shines brightly in the Lone Star State.”
The Vice Chair of the party, Cat Parks, has publicly called for the party to withdraw from Gab, but it appears the Texas GOP has rejected her pressure campaign to deplatform the party from the free-speech social network.
This came a day after the Governor of Texas, Greg Abbott (R), branded the site “anti-Semitic” - an allegation that led to widespread condemnation of Abbott from conservatives on social media.
Gab strongly denied the charges in a statement, saying “there are many Jewish Gab users and customers, whose name lawful speech we protect with just as much zeal as we would protect the lawful speech of any person of any faith, ethnicity, or creed.”
The Republican Party of Texas, currently chaired by former congressman Col. Allen West, known for his strong Tea Party credentials, said it will keep its account on Gab.
Inserting itself into Texas politics, Gab Thursday posted a picture of Col. Allen West, current chairman of the Texas GOP, who is seen as a potential primary challenger to Abbott.
“The next governor of the great state of Texas,” said Gab, under West's photo.
Ironically, Gab used Twitter to post the picture. Gab used a feature of Twitter to only allow those mentioned in the post to respond to the tweet, limiting free speech.
Opponents of Gab say it's become a haven for anti-Semitism and extremists, including Robert Bowers, who posted on the site regularly before allegedly killing 11 people in a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018. He's still awaiting trial.
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