Censorship reaction to the recent shooting

There is only one guilty person but many are punished

The suspected gunman who opened fire on a Pittsburgh synagogue on Saturday morning, killing at least 11 people and injuring several others, has been named as 46-year-old Robert Bowers, a Trump-hating antisemite who regularly complained on social media about the president and 'the infestation of Jews.'

Little is known about him but he made no attempt to conceal his antisemitism on the social media website Gab, beloved by users because it promises never to censor them or hinder their free speech.

In response to the shooting, the online payment giant PayPal announced that it has banned Gab, according to The Verge.

Gab responded by releasing a statement on Medium condemning the shooting while denying that it encourages terrorism or violence.

'Gab.com’s policy on terrorism and violence have always been very clear: we a have zero tolerance for it,' the company said.

'Gab unequivocally disavows and condemns all acts of terrorism and violence.'

Apple refuses to host Gab in its iOS store while Google banned the app from its Google Play store for violating the company's hate speech policy.

A post made on the site's Twitter account on Saturday appeared to revel in the attention prompted by the killings, saying 'We have been getting 1 million hits an hour all day.'

Bowers had an active gun license and has bought six firearms since 1996.

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