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I don't get it. Even if all allegations are true.. that would mean he committed crimes over 10 years ago. Aren't ex-convicts allowed to monetize a YouTube channel that's completely unrelated to the allegations? Why does YouTube need to penalize him? Is there a YouTube policy that explains this?

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Exactly! I just questioned the same point in another comment, even if he found guilty, why he can’t make money off the platform? Especially for a public figure.

Well, I have no idea why they make their decisions, but purely from an argument point of view, if we take the concept of prison as a "debt to society", ex-convicts paid theirs, if guilty, Brand hasn't.

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