YouTube Suspends Russell Brand from Making Money
YouTube has suspended Brand from making money on his YouTube videos, citing violations of the company's 'Creator Responsibility policy'. https://t.co/qT2m3OhnGW
- ITV News (@itvnews) September 19, 2023
YouTube and the BBC have both taken action on content from Russell Brand hosted on their platforms.
YouTube has suspended the monetisation of Brand’s channel, while the BBC removed some of his content from its iPlayer and Sounds app saying it "now falls below public expectations".
On Tuesday, YouTube announced Brand would no longer be able to make money from his YouTube videos, citing violations of the company's "Creator Responsibility policy". In a statement, the video platform said: “We have suspended monetisation on Russell Brand’s channel for violating our Creator Responsibility policy. If a creator’s off-platform behaviour harms our users, employees or ecosystem, we take action to protect the community.”
The decision applies to all channels that may be owned or operated by the 48-year-old, it added. YouTube creators make money from adverts, subscriptions and merchandise.
The BBC has also removed some content featuring Brand from its iPlayer and Sounds apps, a BBC spokesman said: “The BBC does not ban or remove content when it is a matter of public record, unless we have justification for doing so."
On Tuesday, Dame Caroline Dinenage, Chair of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, wrote to the BBC, Channel 4, GBNews and TikTok, following the widespread allegations. The letter to TikTok is to clarify if Brand is still able to monetise his posts. Letters to the BBC and Channel 4 requests further details on the ongoing investigations into his historic behaviour.
Dinenage included in her letters: "My concern is when people in power are aware of rumours or stories yet don’t act, then a culture is allowed to permeate."
ICYMI - Brand has been accused of rape, sexual assault, and emotional abuse by four women who all remain anonymous. The alleged incidents, according to an investigation by The Sunday Times, The Times and Channel 4 Dispatches, were reported to have happened between 2006 and 2013.
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