Gab Founder Andrew Torba Proposes Trump and Rumble Behind the ‘Porn Bot’ Problem

Far-right social media platform Gab, no stranger to countless Skill failure, now claims to be experiencing a persistent and severe “porn bot” issue. And MAGA’s rival sites should be held accountable, Gab founder and chief executive Andrew Torba suggested this week.

Over the weekend, the far-right tech entrepreneur announced that Gab’s backend was under alleged hacking. The social platform, emerging as a Twitter alternative for far-right users, includes neo-fascistTorba declared. “Porn shows stop now. All new Gab accounts must now be manually approved by our team until further notice,” he added. Fuming in a post late Saturday night.

At one point, Torba Written that he stayed up until 3 a.m. to “stop these porn shows.” (It’s unclear whether such a cyberattack took place or what specific “bot” CEO Gab was referring to, but one regular search of the platform displays multiple accounts advertising the “escort” service.)

Ultimately, Torba suggested that the siege of the alleged “porn bot” was a “sophisticated attack” against his platform, led by none other than former President Donald Trump. Social Truth desired Canadian right-wing platform and/or YouTube Boom.

“This is the most sophisticated attack we’ve seen in five years, and the timing is exciting because Truth Social and Rumble both raised a bunch of cash this week from hedge funds to compete. with Gab,” he Written.

Although Torba offered no evidence to support his claim that a competitor hacked his platform with an army of alleged “porn bots,” the challenge followed the news. that Trump and Rumble’s unlaunched platform will backend infrastructure sharing.

Representatives for Truth Social, Gab and Rumble did not immediately respond to The Daily Beast’s request for comment on this story.

Gab’s fight against alleged “porn bots” isn’t an entirely new phenomenon. Back in 2019, The Daily Beast reports The site has been plagued with engagement issues, including poorly designed search functionality, “neo-fascists posting racist memes,” and of course, “rolling members.” dealing with porn bots”.

At the time, Torba blamed a “deep state” plot, but now it appears he believes the architects of his platform’s woes are traditional rivals. his own MAGA social media.

“Trump and Rumble announced that they had raised $1.4 billion, and suddenly Gab, the leading alternative technology platform, was attacked from every angle with porn and spambots,” Torba said. in another post over the weekend. “Really makes you think.”

—With additional reporting by Adam Rawnsley.