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Russell Brand's social media accounts disabled by Meta

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Meta wiped the 51-year-old's Facebook and Instagram accounts under policies designed to remove individuals deemed harmful to the community. The enforcement took place days after Brand received a 10-and-a-half-year prison term for raping and sexually assaulting four women between 2004 and 2009. Despite the bans, a post emerged on his still-active X profile criticizing Meta and praising platform owner Elon Musk.

Key points

  • Meta enacted its strict community policy prohibiting convicted sex offenders from maintai…: Meta enacted its strict community policy prohibiting convicted sex offenders from maintaining presence across its platforms.
  • Russell Brand is projected to spend seven full years behind bars before being granted rel…: Russell Brand is projected to spend seven full years behind bars before being granted release on licence.
  • The social media terminations mark an escalation from 2023, when YouTube demonetized Bran…: The social media terminations mark an escalation from 2023, when YouTube demonetized Brand's video content following initial allegations.

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Russell Brand's social media accounts on platforms owned by tech company Meta have been disabled.

It comes after the 51-year-old former entertainer was sentenced to 10-and-a-half-years in jail for one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault earlier this week.

He was found guilty of the charges involving four women and relating to offences between 2004 and 2009.

Meta owns social media platforms including Instagram and Facebook.

Brand is currently in prison and is expected to serve seven years of his sentence behind bars before being released on licence.

On Thursday evening, a post appeared on his X account, which remains active. "There was never a Russell Brand, according to @meta," it read.

"Thank God for @elonmusk," the message added, referring to X's owner. "Stay tuned," it concluded.

The post included what appeared to be screenshots showing Brand's Instagram account having been disabled.

Meta's community standards policy says that "in order to maintain a safe environment and empower free expression" it restricts or removes accounts that are "harmful to the community".

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