AdvertisementSocial Media Site Gab Is Surging, Even As Critics Blame It For Capitol ViolenceJanuary 17, 2021Bobby AllynfacebookEmailGab was founded in 2016 as an almost anti-Twitter. The platform embraces far-right and other extremist provocateurs, including Milo Yiannopoulos and Alex Jones, who have been banned from Facebook and Twitter over incendiary posts. (SIPA Images/Reuters)