Gov. Abbott: "Anti-Semitic platforms like Gab have no place in Texas and certainly do not represent Texas values"

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A fight has broken out among Texas Republicans over Gab, the embattled social network favored by the far right.

The state GOP made clear Thursday it would not delete its Gab account after vice chair Cat Parks called on it to do so two days earlier — and got backup from Gov. Greg Abbott, who said "anti-Semitic platforms like Gab have no place in Texas". That sparked fierce criticism from the company — and new questions from fellow some Republicans about Abbott's own commitment to fighting perceived censorship by social media giants.

Gab promotes itself as a "free speech" alternative to social media behemoths like Facebook and Twitter. It has become a haven for neo-Nazis and other extremists, though, and it got national attention in 2018 when the man who fatally shot 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue had posted anti-Semitic messages on the site beforehand. The company itself has a history of trafficking in anti-Semitic tropes.

On Wednesday evening, seemingly out of the blue, Abbott gave Parks an assist, tweeting a video from his official account in which he appeared alongside GOP state Reps. Craig Goldman of Fort Worth and Phil King of Weatherford.

"Anti-Semitic platforms like Gab have no place in Texas and certainly do not represent Texas values", Abbott said, going on to hold up a bill. "What does represent Texas values is legislation like this by Rep. King and Rep. Goldman that fights anti-Semitism in Texas".

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Gov. Abbott: "Anti-Semitic platforms like Gab have no place in Texas and certainly do not represent Texas values"

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