▁by ▁R U MA G ▁but ▁taken ▁from ▁various ▁social ▁media ▁out lets ▁or ▁other ▁sources . ▁The ▁R U MA G ▁CE O ▁does ▁not ▁den y ▁this ▁and ▁stated ▁in ▁a ▁tele vised ▁debate ▁that ▁this ▁practice ▁does ▁not ▁in fr inge ▁copy right ▁law ▁and ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁grey ▁zone ▁for ▁the ▁law . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Form er ▁night club ▁owner ▁D anny ▁M embre ▁and ▁his ▁partner ▁sold ▁their ▁night club ▁after ▁which ▁M embre ▁joined ▁R U MA G ▁as ▁a ▁partner ▁and ▁becoming ▁part - owner ▁of ▁the ▁company . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁R U MA G ▁became ▁a ▁publish er ▁with ▁the ▁V ICE ▁Digital ▁Network ▁and ▁launched ▁their ▁own ▁media ▁platform . ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Dutch ▁v logger ▁and ▁com ed ian ▁N ien ke ▁Pl as ▁joined ▁the ▁company . ▁ ▁R U MA G ▁made ▁face ▁mask s ▁with ▁obsc ene ▁texts ▁about ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 - 2 0 2 0 ▁Cor on av irus ▁pan demic . ▁After ▁the ▁company ▁received ▁negative ▁feedback ▁on ▁social ▁media , ▁they ▁twe et ed ▁to ▁negative ▁comment ers ▁to ▁come ▁down ▁with ▁COVID - 1 9 ▁and ▁ad vised ▁them ▁to ▁l ick ▁a ▁cross walk ▁button . ▁ ▁A ▁couple ▁of ▁days ▁later , ▁they ▁started ▁s elling ▁t - sh ir ts ▁again ▁with ▁less ▁controvers ial ▁texts ▁about ▁the ▁Cor