# I am the Watcher. I am your guide through this vast new twtiverse.
# 
# Usage:
#     https://watcher.sour.is/api/plain/users              View list of users and latest twt date.
#     https://watcher.sour.is/api/plain/twt                View all twts.
#     https://watcher.sour.is/api/plain/mentions?uri=:uri  View all mentions for uri.
#     https://watcher.sour.is/api/plain/conv/:hash         View all twts for a conversation subject.
# 
# Options:
#     uri     Filter to show a specific users twts.
#     offset  Start index for quey.
#     limit   Count of items to return (going back in time).
# 
# twt range = 1 7
# self = https://watcher.sour.is/conv/6ctnhwa
@prologic That's another thing I find interesting. He could have simply funded Gab. They love him over there. They too are using a fork of Mastodon I believe, except legally.

So to create his own must be about having total control over it.
@eldersnake Yeah that's exactly right. Gab.social is using Mastodon. The only other thing I know about Gab is they got themselves banned internally at the Mastodon codebase level as a hardcoded ban (_I don't recall why or the details_).

But yeah I agree with you, it _must_ be about having total control. Plus if you're just going to use your "Users" as your "Product" this is a recipe for disaster 🤦‍♂️
@eldersnake Yeah that's exactly right. Gab.social is using Mastodon. The only other thing I know about Gab is they got themselves banned internally at the Mastodon codebase level as a hardcoded ban (_I don't recall why or the details_).

But yeah I agree with you, it _must_ be about having total control. Plus if you're just going to use your "Users" as your "Product" this is a recipe for disaster 🤦‍♂️
@eldersnake Yeah that's exactly right. Gab.social is using Mastodon. The only other thing I know about Gab is they got themselves banned internally at the Mastodon codebase level as a h
@prologic It was not on a codebase level. Some Mastodon/Fediverse instances still federated with Gab, even after the backlash. It was Gab who decided to remove the federation from their code and "go their own direction" (read "no security updates").
@thecanine Oh I see 🤔
@thecanine Oh I see 🤔