Rumble Launches #SupportFreeSpeech Campaign In Response To Media Pressure

If you’re tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. Neutral video sharing platform Rumble is taking a stand against the recent government and media pressure it has faced by launching a #SupportFreeSpeech campaign via its membership platform Locals. “It’s our creators who bring us the truth,” Rumble said in a statement announcing the campaign. “It’s our creators that make Rumble strong. It’s our creators who need your support.” Rumble also addressed the recent government and media pressure it has faced for standing by its principle of neutrality: “Rumble has been under relentless attack from governments and the mainstream media on various fronts. What they fail to understand is that every attack only emboldens our community and makes us stronger.” The recent pressure Rumble has faced stems from its decision to maintain a neutral stance on comedian Russell Brand after he faced anonymous sexual assault allegations, which he has denied. Several companies dropped Brand’s content from their platforms after the allegations were made, and Google-owned YouTube demonetized Brand, despite him having no content violations on the platform and the alleged incidents having nothing to do with his YouTube content. Following YouTube’s decision, the head of a UK Parliamentary Committee pressured Rumble to demonetize Brand and even questioned what Rumble was doing to prevent other creators from engaging in “inappropriate” behavior. Rumble was one of the only platforms to push back against the attempts to cancel Brand based on these allegations and rejected the pressure…Rumble Launches #SupportFreeSpeech Campaign In Response To Media Pressure