If you don’t like the way online speech is regulated, can you build your own internet where you make the rules? This is the story of Rumble, the new king of alt-tech. Rumble started as a small video streaming platform, hoping to rival YouTube. Recently, it has become the site of choice for Americans frustrated with YouTube moderation. Now, it is seeking to build the infrastructure for an internet ecosystem that is “immune to cancel culture”. In this episode, we trace the company’s journey from Canadian start-up to Floridian Big Tech challenger, and ask what this means for the future of public debate online.Presenter Ellie House speaks to Evelyn Douek, Assistant Professor at Stanford Law School, and Bailey Lipschultz, equities reporter at Bloomberg News.And in Florida, we hear from local residents Carol Lerner and her friend Robin Taub Williams, plus Republican strategist Jamie Miller.Producer/presenter: Ellie HouseAdditional reporting: Annie PhrommayonSound mix: James Beard(Image: Person using phone looking at Rumble app. Credit: Getty Images)