How does Gab protect my privacy?

Gab protects privacy in ways that matter to many users — pseudonymity, no phone requirement, VPN-friendly policies — while funding the free tier through advertising. Gab does not sell your personal data to data brokers. Gab's revenue comes from member subscriptions (GabPRO), Gab Ads, and community investment.

Advertising on Gab

Gab shows ads to free users, including promoted posts and third-party advertising. Gab uses standard ad industry tools — including tracking pixels, ad retargeting, and third-party cookies — to deliver and measure ads. Businesses advertise through grow.gab.com. GabPRO subscribers get an ad-free feed. See does Gab use tracking pixels or retargeting for details.

What Gab does collect

Like any online platform, Gab collects some data to operate: your account information (email, username), your posts and content, IP addresses for security purposes, and basic usage data for platform performance. This is the minimum required to run a social network. Review Gab's current Privacy Policy at gab.com/about/privacy for the full and authoritative version — policies do update.

What Gab doesn't do

• Sell your personal data to data brokers.
• Require a real name, phone number, or government ID.
• Apply viewpoint-based content moderation driven by advertiser boycotts.

Additional steps you can take

For users who want maximum privacy: use a VPN (Gab allows it), sign up with a separate email address, and use a pseudonymous username. Making your account private restricts who can see your posts. For highly sensitive communications, a dedicated end-to-end encrypted messenger like Signal is a better tool than any social platform.