The More You Know
The more you know, the better you understand.
Ever wondered how many people on Gab have you blocked or who was the most recent
to block you? Ever wondered the usernames of all those who have you blocked?
*Yea, me too.
Step 1- log into Gab
Step 2- c&p the URL address below in a new browser tab and load it.
https://gab.com/api/v1/blocks_and_mutes
Step 3- Copy the contents of the page into the clip board for pasting (c&p) in the next step.
Step 4- Go to the URL below and paste the copied contents into the 'Text' area, you may
need to use Ctrl + v to do so.
https://jsonviewer.stack.hu
Once pasted click on the 'Viewer' tab at top/left of page.
Step 5- Understand what you're looking at is data records under specific 'tags' that are dynamic
when logged in real time ( you could block someone, then repeat this process and confirm)
Tags: All of these are listed sequentially, most recent first down the list.
[b] = other users uid numbers you have blocked (user Identificatoin numbers)
[bb] = Blocked By, other users uid numbers who have you blocked
[m] = other users uid numbers that you have muted
[bg] = uid numbers of Groups you have muted (no idea why they didn't use [mg]
Click on the [bb] tag to expand it and you'll see a line count. At the bottom of that list you'll
find the very first uid#/person who ever blocked you on Gab, and at the top will be the most recent
to block you. Add 1 to the line count for total of how many have blocked you, as 0 is not null and
actually carries data.
Now you know how many and the UIDs of all of those who have blocked you. There's likely some
you've muted/blocked as well, a mutual understanding, so to speak, lol
How to convert UID's to a user name is the next step if you're interested.
Go to the URL below (don't have to be in session (logged in)) replacing the number at
the end w/any uid number you like. In the results, you'll see their 'acct. name' in the minified
Json data displayed.
https://gab.com/api/v1/accounts/6000000
How to find my (or someone elses) UID#, replace 'username' with a
real username at the end of the URL. Loading the URL will display their uid in the data.
https://gab.com/api/v1/account_by_username/username
YES, There are automated bots for Gab, ones that cheat in several ways via a free/paid subsciption
service for a browser extension even. I'm not advertising for them nor do I use them.
Source: https://www.pelock.com/products/social-media-bot
Knowing what these are capable of might give you some new perspectives on some of Gabs users.
Then there's analytic tools that simply dig for information via the API's.
So, you could just automate all that shit in your favorite programming language. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
ps. my software is no longer posted for d/l, but Rob Colbert @shadowknight412 on Gab
wrote a javascript that can be used from the browser dev. tools. He might hook ya' up if ya' ask nicely.
Thanks for reading and blessed be.