Rumble

Video hosting website. An alternative to YouTube.

https://rumble.com/ link
Started: 2013

Constitutes: Alt Tech

Main focus: Free speech

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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]

Rumble/CEO is Chris Pavlovski.^[4]

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".^[5]

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.^[6] According to an August 2022 Reuters article, Rumble is 'better-funded' and 'more mainstream' than its competitors BitChute and Odysee.^[7]

People

One of the top executives at Rumble is Michael Ellis^[8], a former Naval intelligence officer who was General Counsel of NSA and compiled the House Intelligence Committee's report on the Snowden leaks.^[9] He became deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency in 2025 during the Trump administration.

Creators

Matt Gaetz ^[10]
Devin Nunes, Dinesh D’Souza, Sean Hannity, and Jim Jordan joined in 2020.
Donald Trump joined Rumble in June 2021 (The Post Millennial reported he intends to use Rumble's infrastructure for his own social media network)^[11]
Glenn Greenwald and Tulsi Gabbard joined in August 2021.^[12]

References

[1] ttps://nationalfile.com/rumble-threatens-sue-odysee-tweet-claiming-uses-bots-inflate-views-user-count/

[2] ttps://investorplace.com/2021/12/rumble-spac-merger-9-things-to-know-about-the-youtube-competitor-as-cfvi-stock-surges/

[3] ttps://observer.com/2022/09/as-peter-thiel-backed-rumble-goes-public-heres-how-to-tell-the-right-wing-social-platforms-apart/

[4] ttps://x.com/chrispavlovski

[5] ttps://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

[6] ttps://www.wsj.com/articles/peter-thiel-j-d-vance-invest-in-rumble-video-platform-popular-on-political-right-11621447661

[7] ttps://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-media-misinformation/

[8] ttps://news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-practice/former-trump-nunes-aide-lands-top-legal-job-at-rumble-platform

[9] ttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/michael-ellis-nsa-placed-on-leave/

[10] ttps://rumble.com/user/RepMattGaetz

[11] ttps://thepostmillennial.com/trump-rumble-distribution-deal

[12] ttps://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/rumble-a-youtube-rival-popular-with-conservatives-will-pay-creators-who-challenge-the-status-quo/ar-AANeDiu

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