Odyssee was created by a now defunct New Hampshire cryptocurrency company and recently emerged from bankruptcy dedicated to keeping it, "censorship resistant."

David Duke, former grand wizard of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, frequently posts videos on a website called Odysee. Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones also streams his podcast, “The Alex Jones Show,” on the site. It works a lot like YouTube and attracts millions of views each month.

Anti-hate groups say the site is a hotbed of extremism where users from around the world — including promoters of U.S.-designated terrorist group the Nordic Resistance Movement, Holocaust deniers and Proud Boys supporters — use Odysee’s data storage and financial features to spread their views and raise money. Users also take advantage of the forum’s near complete lack of content moderation. The site’s CEO said he’s dedicated to keeping the company “censorship resistant.”

The site also comes with strong New England ties. Odysee was created by a now-defunct New Hampshire cryptocurrency company and began with seed money from a downtown Boston-based venture capital firm called Pillar VC, financed by a diverse constellation of local investors.

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  • TimLovesTech (AuDHD)(he/him)@badatbeing.socialEnglish
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    2 months ago

    And of course the site is built on using a blockchain by a company the government shutdown for fraud.

    LBRY, Inc.'s CEO was a political activist named Jeremy Kauffman. The company closed in July 2023 after losing a lawsuit from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission which found that LBRY had sold unregistered securities.

    Although a bank(s) are involved, so a public statement from someone with an audience asking said bank(s) why they are supporting hate speech might be cool.

    This is almost certainly why Trump’s sons have pushed Trump to pretend to back crypto so much. They want in on grifting his followers using crypto.