Interesting that merely accusations - not a conviction, not even a formal charge gets you shut down/demonetized now.
I think there's an issue here that goes beyond RB.
It's the unnerving reality that any one has the power at any time to give the media a story and cause someone to lose their job before even the beginnings of a due process have a chance to take place.
If people were to leverage this power dishonestly, it would not only possibly doom innocent individuals, but also disempower real victims who might get lost in the shuffle. I wouldn't be surprised if this is happening (not necessarily in this case, but in general).
There are more than a few Amber Heards out there, willing to forego truth to achieve an outcome that serves them, at the cost someone else's livelihood. This is why no matter the optics, we have to let the justice system do its work and come to a verdict before shutting people down.
I think that's the important bigger conversation to be had, irrespective of Brand's guilt or innocence. Things have progressed faster on this than they probably should given that we're nowhere even close to any kind of legal proceeding.
RB getting shut down immediately will just give his supporters firepower, and it plays into his narrative.
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