Parris Marks talks to Jacob Silverman about rumble. A right wing video platform that is becoming increasingly influential in the U.S. and beyond. Parris explains how these people on the right who have a lot of money are able to deploy that capital to make kind of media projects get attention even if they don't have a business model that makes sense. If you like this conversation make sure to leave a five star review on Apple podcasts or Spotify.
Paris Marx is joined by Jacob Silverman to discuss how the right-wing of the tech industry are funding media platforms like Rumble to reshape the political discourse and why they’re helping Robert F. Kennedy Jr. challenge Joe Biden.
Jacob Silverman is a journalist and the co-author of Easy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud. He’s also the host of The Naked Emperor on CBC Podcasts. You can check out Jacob’s Substack.
Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Follow the podcast (@techwontsaveus) and host Paris Marx (@parismarx) on Twitter, and support the show on Patreon.
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