Video Platform Rumble Drops Ban On Hate Speech

The Daily Beast reports:

While the online video platform Rumble has long taken criticism for amplifying right-wing misinformation and conspiracy theories, the video-hosting service is preparing to head in an even darker direction, hiring one of Alex Jones’ lawyers to draft new content moderation policies that remove an existing ban on material that promotes or incites hate groups.

In June, Rumble put one of Jones’ longtime defamation attorneys in charge of overhauling the site’s moderation rules. And he made some unsettling changes. Notably, the policy offers no guidance about content that promotes hate groups. It also doesn’t seem to ban hate groups or their ambassadors from using the platform—such as for radicalization and recruitment—as long as they don’t post material that is in itself discriminatory.

Yet, Rumble and the attorneys behind the new policy claim the update will lead to a cleaner, safer user experience. They do so in a long and frequently redundant explanation, crammed with retreaded right-wing grievances about “cancel culture” and mentioning “freedom of expression” nine times.

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Rumble’s main investors include homocon Peter Thiel, Senate candidate J.D. Vance, and Fox commentator Dan Bongino.

Last year Rumble acquired Locals, the right wing crowdfunding platform founded by homocon Dave Rubin.

Also last year, homocon journalist Glenn Greenwald appeared on Tucker Carlson’s show to herald the move of his video content to Rumble.