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Harwell, Drew (August 12, 2021). "Rumble, a YouTube rival popular with conservatives, will pay creators who 'challenge the status quo' ". The Washington Post . Retrieved August 12, 2021.
Some see it as the only safe place for users to share controversial views from individuals who may feel marginalised or left behind by the big tech firms. Users do not need to search far on the app to come across election deniers and QAnon content. Robertson, Adi (August 2, 2022). "Rumble's antitrust lawsuit against Google can proceed, says judge". The Verge . Retrieved August 29, 2022. Rumble’s main advantage, as already mentioned, is that it’s less strict than other services when it comes to what you can post. While you can easily report inappropriate content on YouTube, for example, Rumble doesn’t give you that option.Mak, Aaron (December 15, 2020). "Meet Rumble, the YouTube Alternative Where Trump Could Still Win". Slate . Retrieved January 9, 2021. Rumble is an online video platform, web hosting and cloud services business [2] [3] headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, with its U.S. headquarters in Longboat Key, Florida. [4] [5] It was founded in October 2013 by Chris Pavlovski, a Canadian technology entrepreneur. [6] The cloud services business hosts Truth Social, and the video platform is popular among American right and far-right users. [7] The platform has been described as " alt-tech". [5] History [ edit ] Directly after Donald Trump lost the 2020 election, Rumble’s popularity soared, with its monthly users growing from 2 million to more than 20 million at the end of that year, according to Forbes. As of 2022, Rumble has a reported 78 million active users globally. While it was not created primarily for news, for some it has become a major news source.
Harwell, Drew (August 16, 2021). "Rumble, a YouTube rival popular with conservatives, will pay creators who 'challenge the status quo' ". The Seattle Times . Retrieved September 4, 2022. Ciaran O'Connor, an analyst with the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, a counter-extremism think tank in London that has worked with Google on a European fund targeting online hate speech, said that during the pandemic, Rumble has 'become one of the main platforms for conspiracy communities and far-right communities in the U.S. and around the world.' The popular Twitch and YouTube streamers Kai Cenat and IShowSpeed joined Rumble this year for an exclusive livestreaming show. Cenat has faced numerous temporary suspensions on Twitch, most recently in April for violating Twitch’s terms of service. IShowSpeed has been banned on Twitch since 2021, after claims of sexual coercion or intimidation, according to a screenshot shared on X. What are Rumble’s content guidelines? a b c Silverman, Craig (November 2, 2020). "Can Dan Bongino Make Rumble The Right's New Platform?". Buzzfeed News.Newman, Kevin (February 19, 2022). "Investigating Canadian YouTube rival Rumble and its growing popularity among the world's far right". CTVNews. Remember, the more interesting your subject matter, the more viewers you’ll attract, so research things like Google’s Year In Search to find trending topics and what people say about them. a b c Parker, Bryan C. (January 15, 2021). "The next Parler: I tried four apps attracting right-wing users". SFGate . Retrieved January 16, 2021.
