Locals Explained

Locals
Founded:2019
Owner:Rumble
Url:https://locals.com

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.

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]

Locals was acquired by Rumble in October 2021.[7]

Notable creators

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The AlleyWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 4/17/2020 - AlleyWatch . AlleyWatch . 11 July 2020 .
  2. Web site: SEC FORM D/A . sec.gov . 20 April 2020 . 11 July 2020 .
  3. Web site: Locals.Com Raises Seed Round Empowering Independent Creators Via Its Subscription-Based Community Platform . locals.com . 1 July 2021.
  4. Web site: SEC FORM D . sec.gov . 29 March 2020 . 1 July 2021 .
  5. Web site: 2021-05-06. Dave Rubin's Locals. 2021-07-07. Tablet Magazine. en.
  6. Web site: QualiSystems Expands Base of Financial, Government and Telecom Customers . QualiSystems . prnewswire.com . 24 September 2013 . 11 July 2020 .
  7. Web site: Rumble acquires Locals to help build a bigger creator economy . Yahoo News . 26 October 2021.
  8. Web site: Michael Malice . 11 July 2020 .
  9. i had asked them to refer to my section as a sleeper cell and not as a community but they refused https://malice.locals.com. 1225110302758490112. michaelmalice. 5 February 2020.
  10. Web site: Free-speech site, touted as Facebook alternative, moving to Miami . .
  11. Web site: Tulsi Gabbard . 11 January 2021 .
  12. News: Serota . Maggie . How is Dave Rubin's new free speech oasis doing? Not great . The Daily Dot . 7 October 2020.
  13. Web site: Greg Gutfeld . 5 March 2021 .
  14. Web site: Zuby . 5 March 2021 .
  15. Web site: ZDoggMD . 5 March 2021 .
  16. News: Inside the 'shadow reality world' promoting the lie that the presidential election was stolen . Rosalind S. Helderman . Emma Brown . Tom Hamburger . Josh Dawsey . The Washington Post . 24 June 2021 . 25 June 2021 .
  17. Web site: Viva Barnes Law . vivabarneslaw . 1 July 2021 .
  18. Web site: Why I'm joining Locals . pauljosephwatson . 1 July 2021 .
  19. News: 8 March 2023 . Steven Crowder Joins Rumble Exclusives . 1 . ABC27 . 17 March 2023.
  20. https://twitter.com/jacksonhinklle/status/1543001002776768512
  21. Web site: Owens . Candace . March 22, 2024 . @RealCandaceO (22 March 2024). "The rumors are true— I am finally free" . July 2, 2024 . X.