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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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[-] Fluid@aussie.zone 47 points 1 year ago

Since when did innocent until proven guilty stop being a thing? Not defending anyone here, just seems that principle is all but forgotten in modern society.

[-] enthusiasticamoeba@lemmy.ml 18 points 1 year ago

That's only a legal principle - he's not in jail, is he? Individuals and organizations can do whatever they want. It has nothing to do with modern society.

[-] Fluid@aussie.zone 18 points 1 year ago

Punishing people based on accusations isn’t just.

[-] legion02@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Is this him being punished or YouTube protecting it's brand?

[-] Lmaydev@programming.dev 7 points 1 year ago

Since when are corporations actions based on justice?

[-] Eximius@lemmy.lt 7 points 1 year ago

He should be able to sue youtube for a nice settlement (if he is in the right), maybe? Idealistically, that should keep such bullshit in check.

But then again, youtube probably has "Youtube reserves the right to do fucking anything to you" in its TOS that everybody just skips.

[-] Eximius@lemmy.lt 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

He should be able to sue youtube for a nice settlement (if he is in the right), maybe? Idealistically, that should keep such bullshit in check.

But then again, youtube probably has "Youtube reserves the right to do fucking anything to you" in its TOS that everybody just skips.

[-] OrteilGenou@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Then he'll sue

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