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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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[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 16 points 1 year ago (3 children)

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.

[–] sentient_loom@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago

Yep. I understand that it's hard to prosecute rape, but without rule of law we're fucked.

[–] WorldWideLem@lemmy.world 2 points 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.