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   Ubiquitous to mo01@posteo.de   
   Re: British TV Network Censors Comedian    
   14 Sep 22 04:30:46   
   
   XPost: rec.arts.tv, alt.tv.hbo, alt.free-speech.moderated   
   From: weberm@polaris.net   
      
   In article , mo01@posteo.de wrote:   
   > 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.   
      
   Unlike America, they don't have the 1st Amenendment.   
   Well, in theory, we do.   
      
   >I also read about detention of protesters against the new king.   
      
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