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[-] jet@hackertalks.com 3 points 1 year ago

A government agency, trying to enact punitive damages, without a judicial process is very concerning. No matter how guilty the person seems. The government should follow process.

Asking sites to cut off monetary flow to suspects is a very bad president, no matter the country

[-] ChrisLicht@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago
[-] autotldr@lemmings.world 1 points 1 year ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


Video site Rumble has hit out at a UK Parliamentary committee that asked if it would cut Russell Brand's income in the wake of sexual assault allegations.

On Monday, police said they had received a report of an alleged sexual assault in central London in 2003, following accusations from four women in the Channel 4 and newspaper investigation.

Operation Hydrant, run by police chiefs in England and Wales, was set up in 2014 to co-ordinate responses to historical allegations of abuse.

Meanwhile, in her letter to X, Dame Caroline noted owner Elon Musk's reply to Brand's video denying the allegations, when he wrote: "Of course.

"I can confirm that Mr Brand has never been part of this programme", TikTok's vice president for public policy Europe, Dr Theo Bertram, said.

Asked about YouTube's move, UK Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer told BBC Radio 4's The Media Show on Wednesday: "Everyone will take independent decisions in relation to actions that concern them.


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