Two years ago, they occasionally topped one million average users per month, and in the third quarter of 2021, they reached 36 million, according to The Globe and Mail. The site has seen significant growth in recent years as conservatives, some of whom had their channels or profiles suspended by Twitter, Facebook or YouTube, began hosting their videos on the website. The "Featured Channels" section of Rumble's website contains news outlets like Reuters and the New York Post, as well as several right-wing politicians and commentators like Donald Trump, Tusli Gabbard, Steve Bannon, Ben Shapiro, Dan Bongino and right-wing outlets like Newsmax. I've spent this time having lots of conversations with people inside and outside of Spotify-some have been supportive while others have been incredibly hard, but all of them have made me think," Ek said in the letter reported February 7. "I've told you several times over the last week, but I think it's critical we listen carefully to one another and consider how we can and should do better. Over the weekend, dozens of episodes of Rogan's podcast were removed from Spotify because of his use of slurs including the N-word and other reasons unspecified by the company. In the following days, musicians Neil Young and Joni Mitchell had their music removed from the platform, citing the fact that they didn't want to share the space with Rogan. The controversy began earlier this month when a group of over 200 medical experts wrote a letter to Spotify asking the streaming platform to acknowledge the fact that Rogan's podcast had been a source of misinformation over COVID vaccines and treatments. That deal has come under fire in recent weeks as clips of old episodes have resurfaced containing Rogan's use of racial slurs and spreading COVID misinformation. See the note from our CEO signed a deal that was reportedly "worth more than $100 million," with Spotify in 2019 to be the exclusive host of his podcast, according to CNBC. See the note from our CEO /G7ahfNNjtP- Rumble FebruHey we are ready to fight alongside you.