I think Rumble is great. The only problem I have is they pull a bait and switch. To register takes only a username and email address. But once they get you registered they throw a “Must activate your account” requirement. And the requirement to activate is a phone number.
THIS pissed me off. They should have a disclaimer that they are going to request a phone number or you will not be able to use your account BEFORE you register and give them anything at all. You can bet there are a whole lot of folks who registered but never “activated” their account.
I’m one of them, I will never give them a phone number. That ruined it for me. Especially that they hid this fact. It created distrust with me.
Such account activations and verifications are the reason for “burner phones”. Just get some el-cheapo with minimal monthly plan. Same-same as getting a gmail or outlook account. Who uses them for anything important?