Fox News contributor and radio host Dan Bongino told Fox News media contributor Sean Duffy that there’s a “real” and “huge” market for online free speech platforms.
Bongino, a prolific user of the free speech-oriented video platform Rumble, explained on Duffy’s Fox Business Tonight why he thinks free speech platforms are growing. “I think a lot of people are fascinated by the idea of an entirely parallel economy, and one committed to what was initially the purpose of the internet, Sean, to be free and fair.” He later said, “you’re seeing [free speech platforms] all come together, Sean, and saying, ‘We’re committed to free speech and open conversation,’ and there’s a real, there’s a huge market for that.”
Bongino said that Big Tech censorship has aided the “flowering” of free speech-oriented platforms. He added, “This is the first time in history there’s an entire market – Rumble, Parler, other companies, GETTR, TM[T]G, Truth Social, that are going to develop by saying, ‘Listen, we’re not these idiots at YouTube, Facebook and Twitter. We’re committed to free speech.’”
Duffy sought out Bongino’s opinion on whether new businesses have the technical skills to be successful. Bongino referred to the popular “myth” that “Silicon Valley’s all populated by liberals,” or that “[t]hey’re not going to work at these types of [free speech] companies.” He argued against the stereotype, saying that “tech’s a global market, and one, there are a ton of U.S. citizens who are patriots, who are smart. It’s just so derogatory to talk about us like that.”
He pointed out the fact that free speech doesn’t always have to be about partisan causes. “We’re appealing to basically fifty to seventy-five percent of America that believes in free speech,” said Bongino. Bongino cited Glenn Greenwald, a liberal Rumble user. comedian and actor Russell Brand and former Hawaii congressman Tulsi Gabbard as evidence of the platform’s diverse pool of influencers.
The Media Research Center has joined the Rumble group of thought leaders in April 2021. MRC President L. Brent Bozell said at the time: “I am proud to announce that the Media Research Center is officially on Rumble. Big Tech is using its monopolistic hold on speech to silence conservatives. Therefore, it’s more critical to embrace and support social media platforms which protect freedom of speech. Starting now, you can find MRC’s video content on Rumble. Follow us and help us fight back against Silicon Valley’s leftist agenda!”
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