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.

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Agreed, but what’s really grinding my gears here is he hasn’t been banned from YouTube. He just won’t make money from his videos. People are complaining because a multimillionaire isn’t getting paid by Google. Baffling.

    • pineapplepizza@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      Maybe because in principle someone had lost their income due to unproven allegations. Who they are our the financial status is irrelevant.