When it comes to swarmy, sexually aggressive men who do things that violate and go way past a women's boundaries on camera: One can only imagine what they do off camera. Actually I don't really want to think about it too much, It is disgusting
He's the ultimate pseudointellectual (for morons).
Jnowhere said:When it comes to swarmy, sexually aggressive men who do things that violate and go way past a women's boundaries on camera: One can only imagine what they do off camera. Actually I don't really want to think about it too much, It is disgusting
I actually got sucked into the right wing rabbit wormhole for a while (but never into RB's orbit).
It's so weird looking back on it now.
How on Earth was I that lost?
+1,000
Nobody is fully right or left unless they are lemmings.
Yes I agree that the moves to attempt to de-platform and de-monetise Brand by the Tory MP involved in 'online safety' and 'Covid Misinformation" (meaning any dissent to the narrative peddled by the MSM) is sinister and they have well and truly overstepped their grounds in this regard.
It is a blatant assault on free speech and an attempt to silence an inconvenient voice of truth telling regarding the lies we are all sold my the MSM.
I don't agree with everything Brand says, but some of what he says rings true, and he has a right to say whatever he wishes to say, in a supposed free country.
The moves to attempt to silence him in this regard are very concerning.
Whether he's guilty of the accusations or not, he still has a right to his opinions, and he also he has a right to earn a living.
It is noticeable that many people's view on this matter mostly seem to boil down to whether they like him or not.
He's always been a divisive figure.
@Tranced As a matter of interest, do you have a link to your post that the reported replied to?
I had a "Facebook FACT CHECK" attempt to censor one of my posts, for posting a meme, taking the piss of the new style weather forecasts making out hot temperatures to look like fear, death, and destruction. Hot temperatures and sunny days used to be cause for celebration, but now it has become something the media tells us that we should be in fear of. You're apparently not allowed to make observations about things like this any more. This is the kind of thing the likes of Brand are absolutely correct about calling out the media on it;s fearmongering bullshit attempting to keep the population perpetually scared of one thing after another.
It means to remove the possibility of making money out of user created content posted on social media platforms such as you tube and Rumble. Brand has 6.6 million followers on You Tube, and the viewing numbers on some of his videos is in to the millions, so he would have been making a tidy sum out of his content on there. The money comes from advertisers.What does demonetize mean?
Since when was Russel Brand right wing?
Are people certain that their definition of right wing has not simply changed?
Conservative neo liberal same thing.
Bleaney said:Youtube de-monetised him almost immediately the allegations surfaced.
It's not clear that he is, although he does side with Trump in several issues involving the "fake news" generated by the MSM, and the apparently unequally negative way Trump is treated by the majority of the American and world media, as opposed to the Democrats, for doing the same or similar things. Data breaches etc is one example he's used.Since when was Russel Brand right wing?
Are people certain that their definition of right wing has not simply changed?
I've had this conversation with many intelligent people. I still fail to understand.
Look at it from the company's perspective. They are a company. They want money. So does Brand, who is already a millionaire. Let's not forget that. He has 6.6 million followers. So what? Let them follow him like the pied piper. If I own and operate Youtube (or Netflix), I don't need to endorse anyone I don't want to endorse.
People have an outrageously entitled attitude (it seems) about free speech.
Free speech doesn't extend to receiving money through a particular service that requires money and manpower to continue operating.
Brand is driven by self-interest. He pretends to be a guru. He pretends to be a champion for free speech. He pretends to care about politics. He doesn't care. He cares about himself.
Youtube cares about itself.
This is the nature of humans.
You seem to be suggesting that Youtube is unethical for "demonetizing" him; I tend to think they are unethical for monetizing him in the first place: I guess it is a matter of perspective.
"If creators have off-platform behavior, or there's off-platform news that could be damaging to the broader creator ecosystem, you can be suspended from our monetization program," Mohan told "CBS Mornings" co-host Tony Dokoupil. "It's impacted a number of creators and personalities on the platform in the past. And that's what played out in this particular case around the serious allegations."
God forbid people advocate freedom. So seriously, who could be next? Me? For posting this?Waving Palestinian flag may be a criminal offence, Braverman tells police
Waving a Palestinian flag or singing a chant advocating freedom for Arabs in the region may be a criminal offence, Suella Braverman has told senior police officers.
In a letter to chief constables in England and Wales, the home secretary urged them to clamp down on any attempts to use flags, songs or swastikas to harass or intimidate members of the Jewish community.
Her words, which follow deadly attacks by Hamas on Israelis and a military response, will deeply concern freedom of speech advocates and members of the Muslim community.
In the letter, Braverman said police should not restrict themselves to potential offences related to the promotion of Hamas, a proscribed organisation.
“It is not just explicit pro-Hamas symbols and chants that are cause for concern. I would encourage police to consider whether chants such as: ‘From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free’ should be understood as an expression of a violent desire to see Israel erased from the world, and whether its use in certain contexts may amount to a racially aggravated section 5 public order offence.
“I would encourage police to give similar consideration to the presence of symbols such as swastikas at anti-Israel demonstrations. Context is crucial. Behaviours that are legitimate in some circumstances, for example the waving of a Palestinian flag, may not be legitimate such as when intended to glorify acts of terrorism"
The Trusted News Initiative is a partnership, founded by the BBC, that includes organisations from around the globe including; AP, AFP, BBC, CBC/Radio-Canada, European Broadcasting Union (EBU), Financial Times, Information Futures Lab, Google/YouTube, The Hindu, The Nation Media Group, Meta, Microsoft, Thomson Reuters, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Twitter, The Washington Post, Kompas – Indonesia, Dawn – Pakistan, Indian Express, NDTV – India, ABC – Australia, SBS – Australia, NHK – Japan.
TNI members work together to build audience trust and to find solutions to tackle challenges of disinformation. By including media organisations and social media platforms, it is the only forum in the world of its kind designed to take on disinformation in real time. Our most recent conference took place in London and Delhi in March 2023 – you can watch all of the sessions again.
What we do
- Fast alert against the most harmful disinformation
- Discuss trends
- Media education and shared learnings
- Engineering solutions
The broadcaster is publicly-owned and came under review (link to UK gov) in July after the department for culture, media and sport said the changing media landscape, and the growing support for streaming platforms, means it was time to consider privatising it.