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YouTube Demonetizes Russell Brand’s Channel Amid Sexual Abuse Allegations
- mdp2021 3y agoI read: > If a creator’s off-platform behavior harms our users, employees or ecosystem, we take action to protect the community Does this mean that to YT "the condition of being accused would give legitimacy to regarding as guilty?". If so: the current economic model has given the most critical service in the hands of the worst conceivable beasts. We must find a solution, and detach critical service (in this case, repositories of information) from vile sub-humanity. If not, can anybody clarify what could have been meant.
- AnimalMuppet 3y agoYou're calling Youtube vile and subhuman in the context of someone being accused of sexual abuse. I think those terms (and the outrage) are more properly applied to those who commit sexual abuse. That is, I think your outrage is misdirected here. Note well: I do not know (nor claim to know) whether Russell Brand is guilty. But if he is, surely he is worthy of more outrage than Youtube is.
- mdp2021 3y ago> more That is really not a contest. And it does not matter if it is Brand. Actually, my thoughts go to other people (individual cases), people in our circuit, which have had careers and lives impacted at any level by allegations. We have seen "Oh sorry, somebody accused Known Professional KP of despicable things - don't worry, we employers will sever ties" in our very enlarged environment. I cannot expect such stories outside the realm of ethology, ancient sensational folklore and bad narrations. It has instead shown as current social human reality many times.