Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has set up a channel on Rumble, an alternative video platform, after being censored by YouTube. The Republican governor’s Rumble channel currently features a single 45-second video. DeSantis has not posted any videos on his YouTube channel in three months. “Gov. Ron DeSantis is a longtime proponent of free speech and has been at the forefront of the effort to demonopolize Big Tech,” Rumble CEO Chris Pavlovski said in a statement. “He understands firsthand Americans’ distrust of monolithic tech companies and the danger they pose to free expression and free markets. In fact, YouTube recently removed from its platform a video of the governor and a handful of Ivy League-educated medical experts discussing the downsides of prolonged pandemic-related lockdowns. Rumble, on the other hand, invites robust and civic dialogue on our platform, including Gov. DeSantis’ insights and expertise.” Earlier this month, YouTube, without warning, scrubbed videos …
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