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Did Rumble just offer Jordan Peterson front-page real estate?

Video streaming site Rumble, which platforms QAnon conspiracy theorists, men facing sexual misconduct allegations, and a white nationalist influencer, has a new opportunity in its sights: Jordan Peterson. In a tweet on Monday, Peterson complained he was facing censorship on YouTube, where he claimed “pathological shadow-figures” were hiding his name from search results. Another X user was

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Alex Jones is making things worse for advertisers on X

It’s been a little over a month since X owner Elon Musk restored the account of conspiracy grifter Alex Jones, who was supposedly permanently suspended in 2018. Now Jones’ following has more than doubled to over 2 million, making X less safe for everyone on it — especially advertisers. It looks like Jones himself isn’t

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Advertisers are fleeing Rumble. Here’s what’s going on.

One week ago, big brands started blocking their ads from “free speech” video site Rumble — so we told other brands exactly how to do the same. It was super effective. Let’s get you all caught up. First, some context: Rumble bills itself as a “free speech alternative” to YouTube. In practice this means it

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How to block Rumble from your ad campaigns

Major advertisers have started axing Rumble from their media buys — and for good reason. Rumble, known as “the free speech alternative” to YouTube, is the exclusive home of Russell Brand’s daily live show. Last week, Brand was accused of assaulting and grooming women and girls as young as 16. Rumble has said they plan

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Jordan Peterson is a prolific climate denier — and it’s all funded by YouTube

YouTube should have demonetized Peterson a long time ago. Why haven’t they? Jordan Peterson has been downplaying climate change like it’s his job. Because, well, it kind of is. Despite having literally zero expertise on the subject, Peterson has decided he’s qualified to tell the world his thoughts on climate science. His embarrassing commentary —

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