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.

    • I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Youtube yanks monetization from much poorer people for much more mysterious and never revealed reasons. It’s a privately owned business, known for fucking over its content creators.

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      1 year ago

      Well there are cases where one unnamed source makes an unprovable accusation, and then there are cases with multiple alleged victims over a span of a decade…

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      1 year ago

      Yes, this is true about Spacey being innocent. I have personally known people who have made false allegations so I don’t doubt it happens.