The Culture, Media and Sport Committee has today published the response
from Rumble to its letter asking for information on the
company’s approach to the monetisation of content on its
platform.
The Committee has also received responses from the BBC and TikTok, after it wrote
to broadcasters and social media companies regarding the
allegations against Russell Brand. The Committee has also written
to X, formerly known as
Twitter, and Meta. A letter to the
Committee from Channel 4 was
also published earlier this week.
A spokesperson for the CMS Committee said: “Following
the decision of YouTube to demonetise Russell Brand’s content on
the platform, and the decision of broadcasters to remove content
from streaming services, the Committee wrote to other platforms
to understand their approach to such content. The responses
received so far have been published on the Committee’s
website.
These are decisions for each platform to take, and at no
point has the Culture, Media and Sport Committee asked any
provider to remove content. The Committee will review the
responses to all of its correspondence on this issue when the
House of Commons returns in October.”
This correspondence is part of the Committee’s examination of
standards of behaviour in the media, including evidence
from ITV and correspondence with the
BBC and The Sun earlier this year.
The Culture, Media and Sport Committee scrutinises the spending,
policies and administration of the Department for Culture, Media
and Sport, holding ministers and organisations to account.
The Committee is not part of the Government and is not
responsible for taking regulatory or legal action against
individuals or organisations.
