YouTube suspends Russell Brand from making money off his channel
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The BBC also pulled some of the British star's shows from its streaming services following rape and sexual assault allegations against the comedian, who has developed into a "wellness" and conspiracy influencer.

YouTube suspends Russell Brand from making money off his channel — The suspension comes following the publication of rape and sexual assault allegations against the British star::YouTube has blocked Russell Brand from making money off its platform and the BBC pulled some of his shows from its online streaming service in the wake of rape and sexual assault allegations against the comedian-turned-influencer.

  • Clbull@lemmy.worldEnglish
    12·
    1 year ago

    Google used to be incredibly hands-off about these things, only terminating someone if they were actually convicted in a court of law.

    Compare the cases of Austin Jones (who didn’t have his YouTube channel terminated until he was actually convicted of distributing child porn and sentenced to ten years in prison) and EDP445 (who was caught in a pedophile hunter sting operation.)

    EDP445