This Week’s Articles/Stories/Videos Referenced:

• Prime Minister Keir Starmer looking into banning VPNs in UK?

  • https://off-guardian.org/2026/02/16/starmer-to-add-vpns-to-uks-social-media-ban/

  • https://piunikaweb.com/2026/02/16/uk-vpn-age-verification-children-consultation/

• Glenn Greenwald returning to Substack, ending his Rumble Show, System Update. He denied it, but it’s still a big statement about Rumble and Locals

  • https://greenwald.substack.com/p/welcome-back-to-substack

    Glenn Greenwald

    Welcome Back to Substack!

    As many of you know, Substack is where I found a home for my journalism when I left The Intercept, the media outlet I had co-founded, shortly before the 2020 election. (The censorship saga that caused my resignation has been amply reported and need not be rehashed here.) Although Substack at the time was a relatively unknown platform still in its incipi…

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    2 months ago · 1297 likes · 32 comments · Glenn Greenwald

  • Glenn’s last episode of “System Update”

  • https://rumble.com/v75ejo0-system-update-show-999.html?e9s=src_v1_ucp_f

  • Glenn also did a livestream with Substack co-founders and to reintroduce himself and for maximum splash

  • https://substack.com/@cb/note/p-187558663?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=539iu

• Substack introduces Substack TV app for video:

  • https://open.substack.com/pub/on/p/introducing-the-substack-tv-app-now?r=539iu&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=post%20viewer

    On Substack

    Introducing the Substack TV app, now in beta

    Today we’re launching the Substack TV app for Apple TV and Google TV. Substack is the home for the best longform—work creators put real care into and subscribers choose to spend time with. Now these thought-provoking videos and livestreams have a natural home on the TV, where subscribers can settle in for the extended viewing that great video deserves…

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    3 months ago · 1613 likes · 806 comments · Zach @ Substack

• Substack had a data breach, 700k affected: Daily Dark Web

  • https://dailydarkweb.net/substack-data-breach-leads-to-leak-of-nearly-700000-records/

• My article on the Book Bots - EXCLUSIVE: Are AI Bots Scraping Substack?

  • https://www.indiemediatoday.com/p/exclusive-are-ai-bots-scraping-substack-021426-indies-tech-tips?r=539iu

• BlueSky Bots figured out a growth multiplier: Conspirador Norteño

  • https://www.conspirator0.com/p/a-strange-set-of-starter-packs?r=539iu

    Conspirador Norteño

    A strange set of starter packs

    Over the last three months, 27 Bluesky accounts belonging to prominent technology reporters and news organizations experienced a rapid uptick in follows from newly-created accounts with little or no content. While it is not unusual for new Bluesky users to follow well-known…

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    2 months ago · 10 likes · Conspirador Norteño

• Jenn Budd wants to leave Substack, but there’s no good alternative. She is mirroring to Ghost and Wordpress was a big fail:

  • https://open.substack.com/pub/jennbudd/p/update-on-borderland-talk-on-substack?r=539iu&utm_medium=ios

    Borderland Talk with Jenn Budd

    Update on Borderland Talk on Substack.

    Lately, I have received multiple accounts of Substack forcing some of my followers to unfollow. I say forcing because these followers have stated to me that in no uncertain terms did they unfollow me. It became clear to me that this is some sort of intentional attack on my work when my wife found she had also somehow suddenly unfollowed me. Additionally…

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    2 months ago · 105 likes · 19 comments · Jenn Budd

• Michael Ginsburg launches service to help people exit Substack for self-hosted Ghost - $500 for complete transfer & setup:

  • https://michaelginsburg.thrivecart.com/substack-to-ghost-turnkey-migration/?utm_source=sendfox&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=do-you-have-a-substack-publication-are-not-sure-what-to-do-next

  • https://actionabletruth.media

• Rumble launches shorts, publicly announces 97% of paid subscription revenue to creators (but they’re burying the subscribe button), Subscriber-only chat.

  • https://x.com/chrispavlovski/status/2019105515197063325?s=20

  • My 1st Short Uploaded to Rumble (I created it here in Substack for free):

  • https://rumble.com/shorts/v75ovq8?e9s=src_v1_ucp_a_s

  • Rumble bragging about their passing 97% of monthly channel subscriber revenue for creators, but as I pointed out in a recent article, they’re now only showing the “Subscribe” button when a channel is live at the bottom of the chat box.

  • https://x.com/ric_rac/status/2022460776213008601?s=46&t=l_iy3TIb0ynzeH0gjwLxAA

  • EXCLUSIVE: Rumble Burying Channel Subscriptions? Crypto Wallet LIVE! | Indie’s Tech Tips: Indie, Indie Media Today

  • https://www.indiemediatoday.com/p/exclusive-rumble-burying-channel-subscriptions-crypto-wallet-live-indies-tech-tips-12242025?utm_source=publication-search
    

  • CEO Chris Pavlovski’s plan for creators to be able survive financially and grow your brand off YouTube, using Rumble’s tools

  • https://x.com/chrispavlovski/status/2019116059442426055?s=20

  • Rumble recently introduced Subscriber-only Chat for livestreams

  • https://x.com/GamingOnRumble/status/2020149497964183719?s=20

• Cloudflare / AWS / YouTube Went Down, Rumble Gloats, seizes the opportunity to make their pitch to creators.

  • https://x.com/NewsBlast17/status/2023930104175366627?s=20

  • https://x.com/chrispavlovski/status/2023939038994972874?s=20

• Rumble Goes More in on Crypto - Wallet Allows Tether Stablecoin: Bitcoin News

  • https://x.com/bitcoinnews/status/2024260557352669398?s=46&t=l_iy3TIb0ynzeH0gjwLxAA

• OpenClaw - is it going to take over the world?

  • It’s the most powerful tool I’ve ever used: Alex Finn

  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qkqe-uRhQJE

  • Please DON’T Install OpenClaw - a Warning: Alberta Tech

  • https://youtu.be/11sxky4vTcs?si=UVTY1qRES3GMfOxc

Let’s build smarter. No vague advice. Just real tools and transparent talk. Stop guessing, start building efficiently. Bring your questions on tools for streaming, editing, publishing, and promotion. See you live!

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• Co-Founder, IndieNews Network (INN)

• Publisher, IndieMediaToday.com & INNnewsletter.com

• Host, producer, video editor & livestream engineer of multiple shows

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  • ⭐ American Tradition with Jesse Jett

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  • ⭐ Creator of the Indie Media Awards @IndieMediaAward

Indie’s Tech Tips on Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/IndiesTechTips?e9s=src_v1_clr

INN’s Newsletter:

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By IndieNews Network (INN)

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Rumble:

• My article about Rumble Subscriptions:

  • https://www.indiemediatoday.com/p/exclusive-rumble-burying-channel-subscriptions-crypto-wallet-live-indies-tech-tips-12242025?r=539iu

• New Wallet is active and they are pushing people to sign up - a text banner now appears at the top of the Rumble homepage which links here:

  • https://rumble.support/help/set-up-rumble-wallet

Substack Age Verification:

• Jason Bassler Article: https://x.com/JasonBassler1/status/2005739097202254061?s=20

• Iain Davis unable to access DMs: https://open.substack.com/pub/iaindavis/p/clinging-on-some-necessary-changes?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=post%20viewer

  Iain Davis Substack

  Clinging On: Some Necessary Changes

  Hi all I’m sure many of you are aware that the Online Safety Act (OSA) in the UK, supposedly to enhance child safeguarding on the internet, is delivering precisely what those of us who warned against it years ago said it would: censorship. Iain Davis Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a…

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  4 months ago · 131 likes · 77 comments · Iain Davis

• Vanessa Beeley: https://substack.com/@vanessabeeley/note/c-189903990?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=uh1md

• Michael Ginsburg: https://substack.com/@michaelginsburg/note/c-186150761?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=539iu

• Agent’s Article about it: https://chemtrails.substack.com/p/substack-biometric-scans-new-us-identity

  Agent131711’s Substack

  Substack BIOMETRIC SCANS, New US Identity Verification Laws & Authors Hit with Chargebacks Due to This Chaos

  I had no intention of publishing anything today because my next article (which is a bombshell) comes out tomorrow, but this is so important that it cannot wait…

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  4 months ago · 261 likes · 198 comments · Agent131711

• Substack Tweet Embeds Are Back! Confirmed by Chris Best: https://substack.com/@cb/note/c-189372411?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=539iu

• Chris penned an op-ed in the UK Telegraph opposing age verification: https://substack.com/@cb/note/c-190088501?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=539iu

Let’s build smarter. No vague advice. Just real tools and transparent talk. Stop guessing, start building efficiently. Bring your questions on tools for streaming, editing, publishing, and promotion. See you live!

#ContentCreator #Livestream #PodcastTools #AMA

Indie is:

• Co-Founder, IndieNews Network (INN)

• Publisher, IndieMediaToday.com & INNnewsletter.com

• Host, producer, video editor & livestream engineer of multiple shows

  • ⭐ IndieNewsNow LIVE!

  • ⭐ Boats Smashing Into Other Boats

  • ⭐ American Tradition with Jesse Jett

  • ⭐ INN 1-on-1

  • ⭐ Creator of the Indie Media Awards @IndieMediaAward

Indie’s Tech Tips on Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/IndiesTechTips?e9s=src_v1_clr

INN’s Newsletter: https://www.innnewsletter.com/

INN Newsletter by Indie News Network

The newsletter home of Indie News Network, a collaborative network of Independent content creators who challenge narratives. Weekly network updates, livestream alerts, original articles and more!

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#SupportIndependentMedia #news #analysis #JournalismIsNotACrime #techtips

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• Livestreaming: OBS, Streamyard, Restream, Discord
• Editing: DaVinci Resolve (Free) & Canva for graphics
• Publishing: Maximizing Substack for posts, video & podcast
• Promotion: Organic social media & marketing strategies
• Workflow: Cloud collaboration, monetization, & staying organized

Stop guessing, start building efficiently. Bring your questions on tools for streaming, editing, publishing, and promotion. See you live!

#ContentCreator #Livestream #PodcastTools #AMA

Indie is:

• Co-Founder, IndieNews Network (INN)

• Publisher, IndieMediaToday.com & INNnewsletter.com

• Host, producer, video editor & livestream engineer of multiple shows

  • ⭐ IndieNewsNow LIVE!

  • ⭐ Boats Smashing Into Other Boats

  • ⭐ American Tradition with Jesse Jett

  • ⭐ INN 1-on-1

  • ⭐ Creator of the Indie Media Awards @IndieMediaAward

Indie’s Tech Tips on Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/IndiesTechTips?e9s=src_v1_clr

INN’s Newsletter: https://www.innnewsletter.com/

INN Newsletter by Indie News Network

The newsletter home of Indie News Network, a collaborative network of Independent content creators who challenge narratives. Weekly network updates, livestream alerts, original articles and more!

By IndieNews Network (INN)

#SupportIndependentMedia #news #analysis #JournalismIsNotACrime #techtips

An Indie News Network production. Indie News Network is a family of independent content creators who challenge narratives. Follow all our channels and more:

• ⭐ Network Channels: https://indienews.network

• ⭐ News and More!: https://indienewsnow.com

• ⭐ Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/indienewsnetwork

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