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.

  • RobotToaster@mander.xyz
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    1 year ago

    For 700 years one of the central principles of British law has been that someone shouldn’t be punished without being brought in Answer by due Process of the Law.

    It’s scary how many people are willing to throw that out the window and behave like medieval peasants lynching witches.

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      1 year ago

      This principle exists to shield the people from their government. It is not intended to be (and has never been) a protection for someone’s social status or reputation.

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      1 year ago

      Who’s throwing him in prison? He’s isn’t facing any legal consequences as a result of this news. He’s facing social consequences from organisations that no longer want to be associated with him. He’s free to being a libel case in the UK if he wants to clear his name, but instead he put up a video claiming “they’re” out to get him.