“We don’t tolerate harmful content. Right now, from our point of view, we don’t have harmful content by Russell Brand,” YouTube exec says
On Tuesday, YouTube suspended Brand’s ability to monetize his channel — which has 6 million subscribers — and halted advertisements on his videos, saying that Brand had violated YouTube’s “Creator Responsibility policy.”
“If a creator’s off-platform behavior harms our users, employees or ecosystem, we take action,” a YouTube spokesperson said in a statement. YouTube’s Europe, Middle East, and Africa Vice President Pedro Pina explained the company’s decision at a panel Wednesday , “Essentially, he is not able to make a living through YouTube. We don’t believe that should happen.”
However, when asked if Brand would be banned from YouTube, Pina added, “We don’t tolerate harmful content. Right now, from our point of view, we don’t have harmful content by Russell Brand.” YouTube previously took action against Brand when some of his videos — which have teetered into conspiracy theories and anti-vaccination rants — were accused of spreading “medical misinformation.” “If we find out over the next days, weeks, there is more reason to take more action, we will see,” Pina said of a blanket ban.
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