Talking Points Memo reports: Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) has been making headlines for his “rocky rollout” since being named former President Donald Trump’s running mate last month. Well, along with extreme comments, Vance has some extreme investments. Vance has had a six-figure stake in Rumble, an online video platform. The company has played host to Russian propaganda and to far-right …
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Trump Ads Run Before Neo-Nazi Content On Rumble
Rolling Stone reports: In a short video ad that plays before select videos on Rumble, Trump makes a pitch to the MAGA masses to help him counter “crooked Joe Biden” by donating to his 2024 campaign: “I am very humbly asking if you could chip in $5, $10, or even $25.” Trump vows that donors will help him “win back …
Read More »Britain May Ban Rumble Platform Under Coming Law
The Times Of London reports: The “free speech” website that hosts Russell Brand could be forced out of the UK under new online safety laws, experts have said. Rumble, a video-sharing platform based in North America, has become home to Brand and other figures with extreme views, including Andrew Tate and Alex Jones, the conspiracy theorist. It also hosts extreme …
Read More »Major Companies Pull Rumble Ads Over Russell Brand
The Guardian reports: A number of large companies have pulled their advertisements from the video platform Rumble, where Russell Brand broadcasts his weekly show, in the week since allegations of rape and sexual assault against the comedian came to light. The News Movement reported on Friday that Burger King, Asos, the Barbican and HelloFresh, the recipe box delivery service, had …
Read More »Far-Right Rumble To Stream First RNC Primary Debate
Just in via press release: Rumble, the video-sharing platform, announced today that it has entered a partnership with the Republican National Committee (RNC) to be the exclusive live stream provider for the first debate of the Republican presidential primaries. The debate will be held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in August 2023, and will be hosted and broadcast on cable television by …
Read More »Trump Junior Signs 7-Figure Deal For Biweekly Podcasts
Axios reports: Donald Trump Jr. has inked a multiyear podcast deal with Rumble Inc., the user-generated video platform that serves as a conservative alternative to YouTube, Axios has learned. Rumble went public via a blank check company merger in September that valued the platform at over $2 billion at the time. With the deal, Rumble will exclusively host a new …
Read More »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, …
Read More »Russian State Channel Moves To MAGA-Backed Rumble
The Daily Beast reports: The Russian state-owned news channel RT has found a new host after being dropped by TV distributors to stop the spread of Ukraine invasion propaganda: Rumble, the MAGA ripoff of YouTube. Rumble is a YouTube clone that has been favored by right-wing users of Parler, and it’s previously received investment from pro-Trump venture capitalists Peter Thiel …
Read More »Rumble Offers Joe Rogan $100M To Leave Spotify
“Dear Joe, We stand with you, your guests, and your legion of fans in desire for real conversation. So we’d like to offer you 100 million reasons to make the world a better place. How about you bring all your shows to Rumble, both old and new, with no censorship, for 100 million bucks over four years? This is our …
Read More »Trump Platform Partners With QAnon/Anti-Vax Hub
Talking Points Memo reports: Trump’s social network has a new partner, and it’s exactly what you’d expect. TRUTH Social is linking up with an online video provider that is known for hosting content that won’t make it past YouTube’s moderation policy. It’s called Rumble, and it’s become a favorite of a range of fringe characters, including QAnon supporters, far-right extremists, …
Read More »Gab And Parler Condemn Video Platform Rumble For Banning Anti-Semitic Hate After Trump Debuts Channel
From a Gab post by their CEO Andrew Torba: On the day President Trump joined Rumble they changed their terms of service to ban “hate speech” with an explicit ban on “anti-semitic” messages, also known as any and all criticism of Israel and/or Jewish people. No mention of banning Anti-White hatred, which is still allowed. According to WayBackMachine a few …
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