Alternate social media platforms grew by leaps and bounds in the year following the Capitol riot, driven by conservative users’ gripes with Big Tech’s censorship and privacy policies.

Challengers to Facebook and Twitter, such as Rumble, GETTR, and MeWe, have each added millions of users to their platforms in the past year by promoting a focus on free speech and data privacy. The up-and-coming platforms say that social media giants have pushed users into their arms by silencing conservative views.