We’ll see if Brand’s accusers have any more credibility than Assange’s. From Tyler Durden at zerohedge.com:
YouTube has demonetized Russell Brand’s channel following allegations that the British comedian raped one woman and sexually assaulted three others between 2006 and 2013 – allegations which remained un-alleged for a decade, until Brand appeared on Tucker Carlson’s show six weeks ago.
In a video released before the Sunday Times published the allegations, Brand, 48, denied “serious criminal allegations” and said that while he has a history of promiscuity, all of his relationships “were absolutely, always consensual.”
According to YouTube, it stopped monetizing Brand’s channel because he violated their “creator responsibility policy.”
“If a creator’s off-platform behaviour harms our users, employees or ecosystem, we take action to protect the community,” a YouTube spokesperson told Deadline.
His content will remain on YouTube, but he will no longer be able to make money from the videos, which lean heavily into internet conspiracies about politics, Covid, and UFOs.
Sara McCorquodale, chief executive of social media analysis agency CORQ, told The Guardian that Brand makes an estimated £2,000 ($2,500) to £4,000 per video, which would equate to up to £1M a year if he published five a week. -Deadline
Brand’s channel has 6.6M subscribers. According to tech journalist Chris Stokel-Walker, Brand could make up to $1M per year from his YouTube videos.
The Metropolitan Police said on Monday that they had received a “report of sexual assault” in 2003 against Brand. His accuser alleges she was assaulted in Soho, London.
Meanwhile, the BBC has announced it’s launched an investigation into Brand.
Whatever became of “Innocent until proven guilty”? It reminds me of the French revolution, during which, one had only to point the finger at one’s annoying neighbour and say “J’accuse” and off to the guillotine they went.