Locals Technology Inc., also referred to as locals.com, is a US creator crowdfunding site cofounded by conservative commentator Dave Rubin and Assaf Lev. It started in 2019 and is based in Miami.
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| Founded | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Owner | Rumble |
| URL | https://locals.com |
The site was founded after Rubin and Jordan Peterson left Patreon in response to its banning of Carl Benjamin for paraphrasing hate speech. The startup raised just over $1 million from 10 506(b) private placement investors in March 2020.[1][2] Locals announced further funding of $3.8 million on April 20, 2021 led by Craft Ventures.[3][4]
The site deviates from the advertising and views model adopted by traditional social media, in favor of a paywall approach.[5]
Assaf Lev is the President and CEO; Lev was previously an executive at QualiSystems. Andrew Conru is also a director.[1][2][6]
Notable creators
edit- Scott Adams[8]
- Robert Barnes[9][better source needed]
- Jedediah Bila
- Dan Bongino
- Russell Brand
- Tammy Bruce
- Patrick Byrne (previously of Overstock.com)[10]
- Steven Crowder[11]
- Zubin Damania (ZDoggMD)[12][better source needed]
- Alan Dershowitz
- Mark Dice
- David Freiheit[citation needed]
- Tulsi Gabbard[13][14]
- Glenn Greenwald
- Andrew Gruel
- Greg Gutfeld[15][better source needed]
- Jackson Hinkle
- Steve Inman
- Charlie Kirk
- Konstantin Kisin
- Max Lugavere
- Bryan Lunduke
- Michael Malice[16][17]
- Andy Ngo[8]
- Candace Owens[18]
- Yeonmi Park
- Breaking Points[19]
- Dave Rubin[8]
- Kat Timpf
- Paul Joseph Watson[20][better source needed]
- Liz Wheeler
- Michael Yon
- Zuby[21][better source needed]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "The AlleyWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 4/17/2020 - AlleyWatch". AlleyWatch. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ a b "SEC FORM D/A". sec.gov. 20 April 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "Locals.Com Raises Seed Round Empowering Independent Creators Via Its Subscription-Based Community Platform". locals.com. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "SEC FORM D". sec.gov. 29 March 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Dave Rubin's Locals". Tablet Magazine. 2021-05-06. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- ^ QualiSystems (24 September 2013). "QualiSystems Expands Base of Financial, Government and Telecom Customers". prnewswire.com. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "Rumble acquires Locals to help build a bigger creator economy". Yahoo News. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ a b c Serota, Maggie (7 October 2020). "How is Dave Rubin's new free speech oasis doing? Not great". The Daily Dot.
- ^ "Viva Barnes Law". vivabarneslaw. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ Rosalind S. Helderman; Emma Brown; Tom Hamburger; Josh Dawsey (24 June 2021). "Inside the 'shadow reality world' promoting the lie that the presidential election was stolen". The Washington Post. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "Steven Crowder Joins Rumble Exclusives". ABC27. 8 March 2023. p. 1. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "ZDoggMD". Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "Free-speech site, touted as Facebook alternative, moving to Miami". Miami Herald.
- ^ "Tulsi Gabbard". Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "Greg Gutfeld". Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "Michael Malice". Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ @michaelmalice (5 February 2020). "i had asked them to refer to my section as a sleeper cell and not as a community but they refused" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Owens, Candace (March 22, 2024). "@RealCandaceO (22 March 2024). "The rumors are true— I am finally free"". X. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
- ^ https://twitter.com/jacksonhinklle/status/1543001002776768512 [bare URL]
- ^ "Why I'm joining Locals". pauljosephwatson. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Zuby". Retrieved 5 March 2021.
