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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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[–] LarryTheMatador@sh.itjust.works 62 points 1 year ago (4 children)

When you allow corporations to operate as lawless autocracies that are above the law they tend to do what ever they damn well please. Maybe we should have regulated the internet as the utility that it is rather than gift it to billionaires.

[–] phillaholic@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

Has he been banned from using the Internet? No? Then you’re spewing bullshit. YouTube doesn’t have to host his content and advertisers don’t need to pay him for it. He isn’t entitled to shit. He can fuck off to some right-wing hellscape of a site that will platform him. That’s capitalism baby!

[–] FaeDrifter@midwest.social 1 points 1 year ago

FYI, even if ISP's were absorbed the the government and made into a utility as you suggest, Google would still own YouTube and still be able to demonetize whoever it wants.

I'm not sure why this thread is such a swarm of brainless zero IQ takes.

[–] reagansrottencorpse@lemmy.world -5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Get out of here with your critical thinking!!!

Shakes fist

[–] GCostanzaStepOnMe@feddit.de 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] sizzler@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Well at least we've learnt the all important hyphen eh?