“We have been officially censored!” Russell Brand is leaving YouTube
Controversial comedian Russell Brand has left YouTube for Rumble after one of his posts was “censored” for allegedly spreading Covid disinformation.
In a clip shared on Tuesday, the 47-year-old actor explained that after his video about the “changing narratives surrounding COVID” was removed, he is switching to Rumble, where he will live stream for an hour on weekdays.
“We’ve been officially censored by YouTube,” Brand explained.
Relocation: Controversial comedian Russell Brand has left YouTube and moved to Rumble after one of his posts was ‘censored’ for allegedly spreading Covid disinformation
“They removed one of our videos for misinformation, but why aren’t major media organizations censored for misinformation in the same way? Is it because YouTube is now part of the mainstream media?’
Russell shared that an earlier clip he posted to the site was removed because it “cited information on official government websites that we misinterpreted” in relation to Covid.
He apologized in a now-deleted second video, saying he made a mistake.
The star explained: “We made an apology video, we removed that too. YouTube removed our original video, we removed the apology video in case we repeat the claim and apologize for it.
Not happy: In a clip shared on Tuesday, the 47-year-old actor explained that after his video about the “changing narratives surrounding COVID” was removed, he’s switched to Rumble, where he shows live for an hour on weekdays will stream
“We made a mistake, a relatively small mistake in my opinion, and we will be punished!”
“It looks like censorship to me, and the reason I think it looks like censorship is because there’s misinformation in the mainstream media all the time.”
Brand then played a March 2021 clip from MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow and said, “Now we know the vaccines are working well enough that the virus will stop in every person who is vaccinated.”
He pointed out that the clip is still online and didn’t include a COVID fact check.
Scrutiny: The streaming giant said its account was suspended for violating its community guidelines
He reiterated that now everyone knows that “the truth is the vaccine doesn’t stop you from spreading it,” but that video is still on the site.
Russell continued, “So we’re asking, is there one standard for independent news channels like us on our channel, and another standard for what we would call the ‘mainstream media’?”
“Why are independent channels being attacked, censored and shut down while mainstream media channels are being pushed, highlighted and celebrated?”
The streaming giant said its account was suspended for violating its community guidelines.
Rumble is home to former US President Donald Trump and his followers who have been evicted from YouTube.
Brand joins MAGA supporters Alex Jones and ex-President’s son Don Jr. who are also on the platform.
Change: Russell shared that an earlier clip he had posted on the site was removed because it “cited information on official government websites that we have misinterpreted” in relation to Covid
Source: | Dailymail.co.uk
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