Rumble
Ranked 6 of 7 video platforms by recommenders
Recommended as a free video site for dissenting voices and OBS streaming. Critics cite a right-wing slant and neo-Nazi content.
Recommended as a free video site for dissenting voices and OBS streaming. Critics cite a right-wing slant and neo-Nazi content.
13 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 8
- criticize it
- 5
- approval share
- 62%
Recommended in 6 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 8 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 1.6 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 6 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Seen as legitimate despite criticism
“I don't understand the reluctance of people to click Rumble links.”
Comment from 26 Nov 2025 in “Someone at YouTube Needs Glasses: The Prophecy Has Been Fulfilled” “I don't understand the reluctance of people to click Rumble links”
Comment from 26 Nov 2025 in “Someone at YouTube Needs Glasses: The Prophecy Has Been Fulfilled” “Rumble is a legitimate site even as people decry its existence”
Comment from 26 Nov 2025 in “Someone at YouTube Needs Glasses: The Prophecy Has Been Fulfilled”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Neo-Nazi and fascist associations
“it's full of right wing hot takes and neo-nazis”
Comment from 7 Nov 2025 in “YouTube Removes Windows 11 Bypass Tutorials, Claims 'Risk of Physical Harm'” “Right, it is explicitly a neo-Nazi platform”
Comment from 8 Nov 2025 in “YouTube Removes Windows 11 Bypass Tutorials, Claims 'Risk of Physical Harm'” “Rumble is clearly a fascist enterprise.”
Comment from 24 Oct 2026 in “OBS Studio 33” - Comment from 24 Oct 2026 in “OBS Studio 33”
Right-wing slant
“it has a very right-wing slant due to conservatives flocking to it”
Comment from 7 Nov 2025 in “YouTube Removes Windows 11 Bypass Tutorials, Claims 'Risk of Physical Harm'” “it's full of right wing hot takes and neo-nazis”
Comment from 7 Nov 2025 in “YouTube Removes Windows 11 Bypass Tutorials, Claims 'Risk of Physical Harm'”
Other video platforms people recommend
The four most recommended other video platforms, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YouTube | 653 | 1,346 | 33% | 13 | 10 yrs21 owners | — |
| PeerTube | 66 | 30 | 69% | 10 | — | Approved |
| YouTube Shorts | 21 | 130 | 14% | 9 | — | — |
| Loops app | 21 | 24 | 47% | 2 | — | — |
| RumbleThis page | 8 | 5 | 62% | 6 | — | — |
What people said
15 of the 17 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Rumble - Fascists and lunatics only”
“Once you open corresponding panel in Rumble it shows you all the information you need”
“Rumble needs better documentation”
“Rumble has a whole section of their website explaining how to use OBS with it”
“Rumble is clearly a fascist enterprise.”
“The solution is not to use YouTube but Rumble instead.”
“a place where reasonable dissenting voices have found a way to get their ideas heard”
“still not nearly as good as YT, but getting better”
“I don't understand the reluctance of people to click Rumble links”
“I don't understand the reluctance of people to click Rumble links.”
“Rumble is a legitimate site even as people decry its existence”
“I've been trying to use Rumble a bit more”
“Right, it is explicitly a neo-Nazi platform”
“it's full of right wing hot takes and neo-nazis”
“it has a very right-wing slant due to conservatives flocking to it”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.