Gab

US free-speech network known for minimal moderation.

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Pricing Free to join. GabPRO is $9.99/month for extras. Accepts Bitcoin donations.

Gab is one of the older free-speech-first networks, known for minimal moderation. It began on a fork of Mastodon but has been moving onto its own software, dropping the ActivityPub federation along the way. With its apps pulled from Apple and Google, you reach it through the web or a progressive web app. It has a paid GabPRO tier alongside Bitcoin donations. Its code is AGPL, published as periodic archive releases rather than a live, actively maintained repo.

Strengths

  • Long-running free-speech network with minimal moderation
  • Open source under the AGPL
  • Accepts Bitcoin donations and offers a paid GabPRO tier

Considerations

  • Removed from the Apple and Google app stores
  • Source ships as occasional archive dumps, not a live repo

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