London, September 19 (EFE). – The Internet channel YouTube announced this Tuesday that it has banned all channels associated with the British comedian and actor Russell Brand from generating advertising money because they violate the “Creator Responsibility Policy”.
The Internet video platform has adopted this measure to “protect” its users after the numerous complaints of sexual assault and psychological abuse. by several women who have emerged in recent days.
YouTube’s decision to block streaming revenue applies to “all channels that may be owned or operated by the 48-year-old actor,” the platform confirmed to the BBC.
“When off-platform behavior harms our users, employees or ecosystem, we take action,” a YouTube spokesperson said today.
Millions of followers
The brand’s main channel on the platform has more than 6.6 million subscribers and more than 2,400 videos posted.
Other channels associated with her main YouTube page include Awakening With Russell, Stay Free With Russell Brand and Football Is Nice, which together have around 500,000 subscribers.
YouTube’s suspension came after British police reported yesterday that they had received a sexual assault charge against the presenter last Sunday, after a journalistic investigation over the weekend uncovered testimonies from four women who claim between 2006 and 2013 to have been attacked.
This complaint relates to events that allegedly took place in 2003 in the central Soho district of the British capital.
Last Saturday, The Times, The Sunday Times and Channel 4 published statements from four women accusing the actor of rape, sexual assault and psychological abuse.
Other women also say they suffered “controlling, abusive and predatory” behavior from Brand, according to the investigation into the comedian, who worked at BBC Radio 2 and Channel 4 and has also appeared in various comedy films has. Hollywood.
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Brand denies all allegations and suggests that they are the result of a “plot” against him by the traditional media.
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