Gab: Free Speech Haven Or ‘alt-right safe space’?

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Gab is a new social network that pits itself as an alternative to Twitter because it puts ‘free speech’ first. Some claim it has become a ‘safe space for the alt-right’ because of some of the users it has attracted. We ask the network’s founder why he felt compelled to create it, and speak with one of its users. And – in China, a care home for elderly people is apparently offering to pay the children of its residents to come and visit their parents. We investigate what lies behind the controversial strategy. Produced by Anisa Subedar and Will Yates. Image caption: Gab sign in page / Image credit: Gab