“I think we just can’t be complacent. And this is not an issue that can be just put down as wholly historic,” said Davie, who was previously the BBC’s director of audio when Brand, in 2008, resigned following a controversy on his BBC Radio 2 show described as a serious editorial breach. “I think this is an important and healthy dialogue to have around the deep imbalances of power… I think there’s a deep responsibility for the leaders now and we’ve been at it for a while here.
“There have been deep problems with misogyny, abuse of power… and we just have to be utterly vigilant, be unaccepting of it, and create a culture of which where there’s a trust, that bringing information forward is treated very seriously,” he said, adding that he thought the BBC’s record in recent years — which have seen a number scandals erupt involving high-profile employees — showed there was “never a sense that we want to cover anything up.
Earlier in the day at the Convention, YouTube vp EMEA Pedro Pina was asked about YouTube’s decision to stop Brand from receiving advertising money off his popular YouTube channel, saying that it prevented him from “making a living” off the platform.
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