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That's not what he does on Youtube. His channel is focused on political and social commentary
What are you saying here?
Out of control drug sex fiend is not the topic of his YouTube channel.
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#22most unsurprising cancelation ever. His whole schtick was being an impulsive, out-of-control drug and sex fiend.
His YouTube channel had a bit too much JAQing for me, but definitely was not based on the characters he plays in movies.
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#23When a channel is demonetized does that mean YouTube doesn't run ads at all on the channel's content, or do they still run ads and just don't pay out the share to the creator?
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That's an attitude the public conscience has long forgot.
I do understand the difficult position Youtube is in. However, this is a dangerous path that we are forging for ourselves. If RB's video content violated the TOS, they would have been deleted long ago. If he put up a video intimidating or threatening violence to the victims, I can understand the issue.
But this seems to be something else.
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#25Advertising companies hate controversy.
Nit: Advertisers, or at least those with deep pockets, hate controversy. That drives advertising platforms to hate it.
Though the fact that X hasn’t hemorrhaged even more money seems to be finding where that argument intercepts the value for views advertisers will place.
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#26When a channel is demonetized does that mean YouTube doesn't run ads at all on the channel's content, or do they still run ads and just don't pay out the share to the creator?
They're still hosting the videos, still running ads, but YT keeps all the money. Seems... not right and backwards to me.
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#28most unsurprising cancelation ever. His whole schtick was being an impulsive, out-of-control drug and sex fiend.
That's not what he does on Youtube. His channel is focused on political and social commentary
The rape allegations are from before he was on Youtube. Some allegations date back to 2003.
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It's not a matter of guilt, it's a matter of profitability. If there were advertisers beating down their doors now to get their products placed alongside Russel Brand's face they'd leave him monetised. YouTube is truly neutral here, they are just revenue maximizing, don't mistake this for a moral position. If they make a statement later, it'll be for ROI as well.
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#30The Monetization Window is the new Overton Window. I think people underestimate how much Youtube's monetization policy influences what popular creators put in videos. Because it's not just the money - it also effects how videos are promoted by the algorithm.