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'''Rumble''' is a video hosting [[website]]. The "anti-[[YouTube]]". It has taken in a lot of investor money.<ref>https://investorplace.com/2021/12/rumble-spac-merger-9-things-to-know-about-the-youtube-competitor-as-cfvi-stock-surges/</ref>
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'''Rumble''' is a video hosting [[website]]. The "anti-[[YouTube]]". It has taken in a lot of investor money, including from deep state actor [[Peter Thiel]] of the [[PayPal Mafia]]/<ref>https://investorplace.com/2021/12/rumble-spac-merger-9-things-to-know-about-the-youtube-competitor-as-cfvi-stock-surges/</ref><ref>https://observer.com/2022/09/as-peter-thiel-backed-rumble-goes-public-heres-how-to-tell-the-right-wing-social-platforms-apart/</ref>
  
 
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In January [[2021]] it was reported that Rumble wanted to sue Google "for at least $2 billion, saying the search giant abuses its monopoly power".<ref>https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/youtube-rival-rumble-is-suing-google-for-at-least-2-billion-saying-the-search-giant-abuses-its-monopoly-power/articleshow/80233764.cms</ref>
 
In January [[2021]] it was reported that Rumble wanted to sue Google "for at least $2 billion, saying the search giant abuses its monopoly power".<ref>https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/youtube-rival-rumble-is-suing-google-for-at-least-2-billion-saying-the-search-giant-abuses-its-monopoly-power/articleshow/80233764.cms</ref>
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Rumble received investment from venture capitalists [[Peter Thiel]], [[Vivek Ramaswamy]] and [[J. D. Vance]] in May [[2021]], with that round of funding valuing Rumble at around $500 million.<ref>https://www.wsj.com/articles/peter-thiel-j-d-vance-invest-in-rumble-video-platform-popular-on-political-right-11621447661</ref> According to an August 2022 [[Reuters]] article, Rumble is 'better-funded' and 'more mainstream' than its competitors [[BitChute]] and [[Odysee]].<ref>https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-media-misinformation/</ref>
  
 
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==Creators==

Revision as of 13:27, 6 April 2024

Video hosting website. An alternative to YouTube.

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Started: 2013

Constitutes: Alt Tech

Main focus: Free speech

Rumble threatened to sue Odysee in December 2021 over a Tweet that alleged Rumble was using bots to inflate statistics.[1] Their letter ended on: ",the Company will take aggressive action to safeguard its interests". Sounds healthy, doesn't it?
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Rumble is a video hosting website. The "anti-YouTube". It has taken in a lot of investor money, including from deep state actor Peter Thiel of the PayPal Mafia/[2][3]

Official narrative

The platform shares conspiracy theories and misinformation about COVID-19.

Google lawsuit

In January 2021 it was reported that Rumble wanted to sue Google "for at least $2 billion, saying the search giant abuses its monopoly power".[4]

Funding

Rumble received investment from venture capitalists Peter Thiel, Vivek Ramaswamy and J. D. Vance in May 2021, with that round of funding valuing Rumble at around $500 million.[5] According to an August 2022 Reuters article, Rumble is 'better-funded' and 'more mainstream' than its competitors BitChute and Odysee.[6]

Creators


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