'The BBC does not ban or remove content when it is a matter of public record, unless we have justification for doing so,' the U.K. public broadcaster says after pulling programming from streaming services iPlayer and BBC Sounds.
from its streaming services iPlayer and BBC Sounds, saying it has “assessed that it now falls below public expectations.”of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse, which he has denied.An investigation by the Times, Sunday Times, and Channel 4 Dispatches alleged sexual misconduct by Brand between 2006 and 2013.
“The BBC does not ban or remove content when it is a matter of public record, unless we have justification for doing so,” a BBC news report cited a representative for the U.K. public broadcaster as saying. “There is limited content featuring Russell Brand on iPlayer and Sounds. We’ve reviewed that content and made a considered decision to remove some of it, having assessed that it now falls below public expectations.
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