#ContentTheft

[iamshay]

Rumble Exposed: The Truth About Viewbotting, Favoritism, and Corruption

How Rumble Staff Punished Me for Speaking the Truth

I called out Rumble staff for simping and viewbotting in the gaming category, and just like that-my checkmark was gone. No warning, no discussion. They stripped it away out of pure pettiness. And where did they do it? On Discord. Even the head admin was mocking me, openly laughing while handing out checkmarks to low-following accounts like party favors. That’s the level of unprofessionalism we’re dealing with.

And to top it off, “Fat Mario” decided to shadowban me simply because I called him out for it. Imagine being that insecure.

They Targeted Me Personally

I was a Rumble partner for 30 days, and despite their promises, they intentionally left me out of the featured section. Every partner was supposed to get exposure, but I wasn’t willing to be a meat rider like the rest, so they shut me out. The head partner manager made up excuse after excuse to justify their blatant favoritism.

But it gets worse. They actually tried to viewbot my channel-to make it look like they were promoting me. Their head partner staff claimed he needed a “30-minute head start” before promoting my stream. That’s not how real promotion works. A tweet, a front-page feature-those are instant. So what was he really doing? Giving bots time to roll in. I saw right through it, and when I started questioning things, he ignored me.

Meanwhile, his staff acted like children, personally attacking anyone who didn’t suck up to them.

TheJoker and Sponge: Two-Faced Fraudsters

I remember back in 2023, I was in a Discord call with TheJoker and Sponge- both known viewbotters. They mocked Rumble, called it trash, and hyped up Kick. They even questioned why I was still on Rumble. Fast forward, and now TheJoker is Rumble’s biggest meat rider.

Why didn’t he want me on his stream to talk about what really went down? Because he’s a fraud. He was trash-talking Kick for handing out partnerships, yet that’s exactly what he did with Parti-handing deals to his inner circle before getting kicked out of their staff. And of course, he lied about it, claiming he “left.” No one just leaves after that much effort. Something happened, and he’s scared of getting sued.

I have all the receipts. They can lie all they want, but proof doesn’t lie, Rumble 😉.

Rumble's Shady Partner Program

I met all the requirements for my checkmark. I have the email to prove it. But now, they’ve locked verification behind a paywall. Imagine having to pay just to stay in their partner program. Who falls for that? Oh right- clowns like TheJoker, who flip-flop between platforms, viewbot wherever they go, and play the victim when called out.

He got kicked off Kcip for viewbotting (among other things), ran to Parti and lasted two weeks, then jumped to Rumble-where he’s now kissing up hard. This is the same guy who made a video on X calling Dr Disrespect a pdo, and now he’s pretending to be his biggest fan just to fit in. And the same idiots who followed him before are still eating it up.

If someone has a history of flip-flopping and lying, why trust them now? Zero self-awareness.

Rumble’s Gaming Takeover? More Like a Fumble.

What kind of platform makes creators pay just to stay in the program? Even YouTube doesn’t do that. I streamed for hours every day during my 30-day partnership and made just $500. That same effort on Kick? I’d be making way more.

Rumble’s so-called “takeover” is actually a fumble. They’re in 7th place for a reason. Their gaming section is full of dead chats because they’re botting their own creators. Even some of their political streams have dead chats.

And then, they shadowbanned me. I’m not even searchable on rumble. And I’m not the only one. Just check the testimonial to people: https://www.trustpilot.com/review/rumble.com

Another creator had to wait a whole year to get paid, and they weren’t exactly nice to him either.

Rumble Encourages Harassment

Rumble doesn’t just allow viewbotting-they encourage it. Their fanboys harass anyone who speaks out. Look at TheJoker-he’s openly viewbotting on Rumble, and their staff doesn’t even care.

He used my Rumble partner email to stir up drama with Kick and make them jealous, then deleted everything that could expose him.

Too bad for him-I’m always ten steps ahead. I took screenshots. I know exactly what kind of liar and opportunist he is.

The Bottom Line: Rumble is a Scam

Rumble is corrupt. Their staff is unprofessional and biased. I’ve had my issues with Kick, but never since 2022 have they spoken to me with the same level of disrespect that Rumble staff has. A scam, built on lies and fake numbers?

The Bottom Line: Rumble is a Scam

Let’s get one thing straight: Rumble doesn’t care about creators. They care about controlling the narrative. They claim to be a "free speech" platform, but anyone who dares to expose their shady practices gets silenced. The hypocrisy is thick. They’ll delete your channel without hesitation if you speak out, even if you’re a creator who’s been there for years. If they delete my account, it’ll be an obvious statement about their true intentions.

It’s not just a theory—real people are losing their channels without warning. Active, inactive, doesn’t matter. They get erased. Rumble throws stones at YouTube for doing the exact same thing, but guess what? They’re no better. They’ve built their entire platform on pretending to be the “free speech” haven, but behind the scenes, they’re silencing those who expose the truth. Classic double standard.

Let’s talk about tactics: Rumble doesn’t just delete accounts—they send their army of minions to mass report and attack creators on other platforms like YouTube and X. I’ve been targeted myself—shadowbanned and banned just for speaking out. That’s the type of manipulation they’ve got going on. It’s not about truth or transparency; it’s about protecting their reputation at all costs.

Then there’s LumpyPotato and SilverFox—Rumble’s poster children. Let’s be real, these two are the embodiment of everything wrong with the platform. LumpyPotato fakes a pro-gaming background (he’s nowhere near what he claims to be), and SilverFox? The guy plays the victim while using his wife as some bizarre marketing strategy. But what really stands out is how their numbers are artificially inflated by Rumble. Viewbotting is the name of the game here.

You think those big view counts are real? Think again. Rumble is propping them up, pushing fake engagement. Their chatrooms are silent unless the streamers themselves are talking, and the followers they have are fake too. The only reason LumpyPotato ever got a raid from Doc is because Rumble's staff is pushing them. Without that behind-the-scenes help, these guys wouldn’t even have an audience. They’re not gaining real subscribers or real followers-they’re just riding the coattails of fake numbers.

You know what else is hilarious? The copycatting. These guys are so unoriginal, it’s pathetic. They straight-up copy my content-whether it’s the games I play or the style of my streams. They always jump on games I’m playing, almost immediately after I start. It’s lazy, it’s tacky, and it shows just how little creativity they actually have. And don’t get me started on the thumbnails they use-cheap, uninspired, and straight-up lazy.

I called out LumpyPotato for his so-called "millions" of views. You know what happened? He instantly hid his subscription tab on rumble like coward that he is. That’s right, the guy with “millions” of views on rumble and supposedly a massive following couldn’t even show how few subscribers he actually has. The numbers don’t add up. It’s clear as day. He’s not gaining any real traction. But none of this matters to Rumble- they want to create the illusion of success, no matter how fake it is. He also went his way after get reject by epic and Ubisoft he went bought some following on X just get into that epic partnership because rumble was not even on their list so he used X since X dummy don't check people that botting their followers.

Here’s the truth: without Rumble’s constant pushing and viewbotting, these so-called creators wouldn’t have anything. The fake views, the followers, the raids-they’re all fake. It’s all manufactured by Rumble staff. They’re not growing organically; they’re artificially inflating everything, and the whole platform is built on that lie.

But here's the kicker: I’ve got the receipts some i have post on here onmy blog on the viewbotter creator on their platform they feature. I’ve got all the proof, and I’m dropping it soon. Rumble is a fraud, and everything they’ve built is a house of lies. The truth is coming, and when it hits, it won’t be pretty for them. Stay tuned.

Xo shay

[toplesstopics]

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View on Tiktok @toplessTopicsTV : https://www.tiktok.com/@toplesstopicstv/video/7290967568368651566

View on Youtube: @toplessTopics https://youtu.be/KC2u6G8vyCc?si=RjkzgML9U78d3nO0

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[eltonbrownephotography-blog]

7 Steps to Prevent Content Theft.

I took my time and expertise to create content for my site. I upload my content so that I can share it with everyone who has access to the internet. To my surprise I see my content being claimed by an unscrupulous person. 

It shouldn’t get this far if you are being careful.

Wordpress has seven steps you can take to prevent theft of your content.

Include a clear copyright notice on your site.

Use an appropriate Creative Commons License.

Configure your RSS feed so that it displays post summaries.

Search for your content using Google.

Set up a Google Alert to scan for your name or site name/title.

Use Copyscape.

Protect your images.

Read more by clicking on 7 Steps to Prevent Content Theft 

Source: https://en.support.wordpress.com/prevent-content-theft/

[educated-unemployed-indian]

Content Theft: How to get your copied content removed?

This is the most important part of the #contenttheft series- what to do after you find out your content has been copied? First of all, breathe! Try to create a #strategy to get your #content removed or else... #contentcopying #blogger

“Try not to become a copy of someone else. Not even a perfect copy. Originals are always honored over duplicates.”

-Edmond Mbiaka

One of the worst and most unpleasant things for any blogger is to find their content being copied by others.

I realized the unpleasantness of this situation from my own encounter with it. It was a surprise for me and (take my word for it) not the good kind.

Once you…

[digitalmarketing4y]

RT @digitalbazar1: @seofrance22 It would have killed this #idiot to use Maria Johnsen's direct link instead of using a #contenttheft site like #convey.pro

[genentech00]

Facebook has a massive video theft problem

Stolen Video Content: I already know I'm not big enough on tech to be nefarious with it but I'm not getting how videos are stolen? It's not a problem on YouTube why is it on 'Face?

Oh yeah, somehow people are taking viral videos from sites & YouTube and uploading them on FB as their own. You can share content all over the 'Net but usually the originator gets the click, view or whatever.

Somehow people are missing out on the credit and getting their content stolen

#videomarketing #facebookvideo #contenttheft  

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[acbrown11-blog]

Credit Where Credit is Due

Social media is obviously a great way to interact with people from around the world. You can talk with them, share photos and videos, and engage in digital marketing with your social networks. Although all of this interaction can be fun and very productive in a business setting, we as the users of social media must be very aware of the content we are sharing with others. We want others to believe and trust the words we say, whether they are our own original ideas or content that is borrowed from another site, we must make sure we cite any content that does is not our own.

 PLAGIARISM AND PERSONAL BRANDING

When I interact with others through social media I am very aware of my personal brand that I am portraying with every word I type. The things I say, do, or post on social media reflect me as a person and I try to keep these things consistent across all platforms to share with the world. My posts are often short, sweet and to the point, whether I update my status on Facebook, re-tweet an interesting article about a film I enjoy, or post a new picture on Instagram. However I always try to keep my content original, but if I do share something that is not mine, I give credit where credit is due. The reasons to credit borrowed ideas are uncountable, but most importantly it is because if someone had a great enough idea that inspired you to re-post it, that person should get rewarded for the inspiration of you and anyone else in the future.

Personal branding is everything when it comes to social media and online presence. Our task is to show the world our true selves through social media, and we do not want to confuse the people in our social networks by presenting a certain personal brand on Twitter which conflicts with the one we have portrayed on Facebook. We want the readers of our Tweets, Facebook wall posts, Tumblr blogs, etc. to have faith in what we are saying. We must gain our readers’ trust and to do so we need to notify them of content we may have borrowed in each of our posts. To do this, citations must be both in-text as well as listed at the end; readers will then be able to access the source from which the content came to either check that it is accurate and relevant, or to read more on that particular topic.

The goal as a young professional, such as myself, is to paint the image of a respectable, outgoing, and engaging individual on the many social media platforms that I come in contact with. I not only want this content to be presentable to a future employer, I also want to show off my social media to them as an asset to show them my expertise and willingness to use social media in my career. I want to use my social media skills to my advantage to show an employer what I can do for them in a digital marketing sense. This will involve gaining an employer’s trust and constructing my posts as if the employers were some of my readers. As I mentioned above, posts with borrowed material will definitely need to cite information from the source so the employer will know I am not stealing anyone’s ideas, rather using it to enhance my own thoughts and material.

This is where creating our own content or giving credit to borrowed content becomes extremely important. An employer wants to know if we are capable with not only our social media accounts but also the company’s various accounts as well. We need to prove to the employers that we are responsible, respectful social media users and will only post content that will not shine a negative light on ourselves, or especially the company as a whole. It is now that plagiarism can become an even bigger problem.

Employers will look at our entire social media portfolio to gain insight into our personal brand to match our attributes from what they see to the attributes of the company. Social media can be a very opportunistic tool to tell future employees about ourselves, however we must use this tool in a very precise and careful way. We must construct a knowledgeable, educated portrait of ourselves across our many social media platforms, which includes trustworthy content, whether original or borrowed. Our personal brands are made up of the collective posts we have on our social media, which is why we need to stray away from even the slightest bit of plagiarism in our content. We must give credit to our sources, for our personal brand and for theirs.

(Papandrea) 

WHY PLAGIARISM IS UNACCEPTABLE

Plagiarism can be a scary word, especially when we’re at school. Teachers and professors continuously remind us of how serious plagiarism really is and how it will affect our papers, grades, and transcripts, but they rarely tell you its impact on our lives outside of school. I, however, am fortunate enough to have a professor at Seneca college that really illustrates the importance to give credit where credit is due, not just in the classroom, but in real life, such as when using social media.

Wikipedia defines plagiarism as, “’wrongful appropriation’ and ‘stealing and publication’ of another author’s ‘language, thoughts, ideas, or expressions’ and the representation of them as one's own original work” (“Plagiarism”). Everything we post on our social media is published to the world, so by Wikipedia’s definition anything that is does not originally come from our own thoughts must be cited as an external author’s work.

Plagiarism is completely unacceptable in and outside of school. Stealing is stealing. Whether you’re stealing someone’s gum or someone’s ideas, it is absolutely wrong. For example, if I made a movie script and someone took the script and said they were the author of it, we would allow agree that this instance is a clear example of plagiarism. It is the same situation if someone were to copy this blog and re-post it as his or her own. Plagiarism is plagiarism and it is always unacceptable. The only way around these situations is to give the original author the credit they deserve by citing the source and making it accessible to readers.

 PLAGIARISM ON SOCIAL MEDIA

Plagiarism on social media platforms occurs more frequently than we probably notice. For example, posting a silly meme on a friend’s Facebook Wall without at least sharing the site from which you copied it is a form of plagiarism. Or, if you want to copy what someone has already tweeted but put it in your own words, because the idea was originally theirs you are plagiarizing their work. When people in your social networks see these kinds of actions two things can happen:

1.     They might give you all the credit for coming up with that idea that does not actually belong to you, or;

2.     They have seen the original message and will know that you copied this from a previous source. This can be very detrimental to your online presence and personal brand.

(Samavedula)

It is unfair to the original creators of the content to borrow their material without at least sourcing it. They deserve recognition for their hard work that they put into their content, just as we deserve credit if someone were to borrow the content we publish on our personal social media.

 DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO PREVENT PLAGIARISM?

Why don’t you test out your citation skills by sharing this blog with your network? Simply follow these steps when sharing it to ensure you prevent plagiarism:

1.     Compose a tweet, Facebook post, Tumblr, etc. post that will draw the attention of the reader to want to read the content;

2.     Copy this blog into your post;

3.     Make sure you give credit where credit is due. Use MLA citation formatting to cite where this source came from (i.e. inform your social network that you are sharing another author’s work.);

4.     Share the post and inform others in your social network to do the same!

These steps act as a crash-course in sharing content without plagiarizing and will help you to maintain and protect the reputation of your personal brand.  The following video is a fun reminder of why it is important to cite all of your external sources.

(Eerkes and Hackett)

CONCLUSION

To summarize, social media is a great way to show off your personal brand, sharing with the world who you are and what your skills are. However, you must be very careful with the content you share, if it is your own original content then a citation is not needed, however if you are sharing another author’s ideas you must cite the source from which the idea came, if you do not do this, you are plagiarizing. Plagiarism can be detrimental to your personal brand, if people were aware of your plagiarism you would lose their trust and your personal brand will suffer. Although, citing your sources can be very beneficial as then readers will understand that your content has been informed by an external source that can heighten its relevance. So, I challenge you to cite every text you borrow from whenever you compose a tweet, wall post, or Tumblr blog.

 Works Cited

Eerkes, Deb, and Chris Hackett. “Plagiarism Rap (Cite Your Sources).” YouTube. uAlbertaDoS: 18 Dec. 2013. Online video. 31 Jan. 2015.

Papandrea, Dawn. “Plagiarism: What it Is, What it Isn’t, and How to Avoid It in Content Marketing.” Visual.ly. Web. 31 Jan. 2015.

“Plagiarism.” Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 31 Jan. 2015. Web. 31 Jan. 2015.

Samavedula, Rekha. “3 Simple Tips to Prevent Online Content Theft and Plagiarism.” Latest Web Crunch. Web. 31 Jan. 2015.

Seneca College. "MLA Citation Guide: Social Media." Seneca Libraries. Seneca Libraries, 30 Jan. 2015. Web. 31 Jan. 2015.

[educated-unemployed-indian]

Content Theft: How to stop getting your content copied by others?

There is no foolproof way to stop getting your #content copied on the #internet. However, there are a few preventive measures, we'll discuss a few things that may just prevent #contenttheft. #blogging #blogger #contentcopying

“Be Inspired but Don’t Copy!”

-Unknown

Can we really control or prevent blog content from getting copied on the internet?

The (unfortunate) answer is no! It’s one of the disadvantages of sharing content on the internet. The content is available for free to all, including the content thieves. You cannot control who, when and with what intention gets to see your content.

Do not yet despair, as more…

[educated-unemployed-indian]

Content Theft: How to deal with the most undesirable event in the life of a blogger?

#contenttheft is the undesirable event when someone uses your original #content without permission and/or credit. Recently, I experienced this very undesirable situation which inspired me to write about it. #bloggers #copiedcontent

All bloggers need to know how to protect their rights from content thieves and their content from content theft.

Did you ever find your own blog posts copied or copy and paste of some other blogger’s content?

Most of you must have heard about someone copying someone else’s blog content on social media. If you haven’t, just go on twitter and search with the hash tag plagiarism. You will be…

[digitalmarketing4y]

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[digitalmarketing4y]

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[digitalmarketing4y]

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[digitalmarketing4y]

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[digitalmarketing4y]

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[exploringoklahomahistory]

Facebook Freebooting ... Read this: http://bit.ly/IsItFreebooted Joe Hanson wrote that great article to help you figure out if something is freebooted or not. ... SmarterEveryDay http://youtu.be/L6A1Lt0kvMA #facebook   #freebooting   #contenttheft