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   Marco Moock to All   
   Re: British TV Network Censors Comedian    
   14 Sep 22 09:33:40   
   
   XPost: rec.arts.tv, alt.tv.hbo, alt.free-speech.moderated   
   From: mo01@posteo.de   
      
   Am Dienstag, 13. September 2022, um 21:20:00 Uhr schrieb Ubiquitous:   
      
   > Comedian John Oliver found himself on the wrong side of censors in   
   > the United Kingdom after he chose to include jokes about the late   
   > Queen Elizabeth II on his HBO show following her death.   
   >   
   > Sky News, which is owned by Comcast, cut out a short segment of the   
   > British comedian_s monologue during which he made several jokes about   
   > the overall response to the late queen_s passing. Queen Elizabeth II   
   > passed away at her summer home in Scotland, Balmoral Castle, late   
   > last week.   
      
   It is rather interesting and scary that UK still protects their   
   monarchy in that way.   
   I also read about detention of protesters against the new king.   
      
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