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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 (www.nbcnews.com)
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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.

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[–] admin@lemmy.my-box.dev 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As long as the content itself is legal, why shouldn't they?

Where do you draw the line? Rapist, Alleged rapist, Murderer, someone who committed assault, fraud? They'd have to demonitize a good chunk of the entertainment industry.

[–] refurbishedrefurbisher@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 1 year ago

Add communist to the list. Happened before, and history tends to repeat itself.