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Akademiks signs with controversial streaming platform Rumble
thefader.comPopular hip-hop media personality DJ Akademiks has signed an exclusive streaming deal with Rumble, a site that brands itself as “immune to cancel culture”; hosts right-wing figures such as Dinesh D’Souza, Dan Bongino, and Sean Hannity, as well as the Donald Trump-owned platform Truth Social; and is funded in part by tech billionaire Peter Thiel and Republican Ohio senator J.D.
Vance. Per a press release from the company, Akademiks will “livestream exclusively on Rumble three to five days a week.” The announcement was first reported on by Yahoo!
Finance. “I look forward to being one of the first to bring music and cultural conversations to a platform like Rumble,” Akademiks is quoted as saying in Rumble’s release. “There have been many bad decisions at larger platforms where they haven’t put creators first and they are disconnected to the community.
I feel now is an inflection point for streaming platforms. I couldn’t be more excited to lead this effort on a platform that puts creators first.” News of Akademiks’ deal with Rumble follows controversy over a photo he posted to his personal Instagram page that showed him posing with ex-president Trump at UFC 287 in Miami, captioned, “Might have to take up Uncle Trump on his offer of being His Vice President 2024.
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