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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.              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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