The comedian turned influencer said he had had an 'extraordinary and distressing week' before accusing the British government of trying to censor him.
after saying it had been “horribly misled” by him.
While the U.K. government does not appear to have tried to censor Brand, Caroline Dinenage, the chair of the British Parliament’s Media and Sport Committee, did write to Rumble — a site that attracts creators who tend to subscribe to more right-wing views — to say she was “concerned” that Brand could profit from them.
The sprawling piece of legislation will require social media platforms to take down illegal content, including that depicting child sexual abuse, hate speech, terrorism, revenge porn and posts promoting self-harm. The platforms will also have to take steps to stop such content from appearing in the first place and give users more controls, including the ability to block anonymous trolls.
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