cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/766438
Some of the replies and reposts have me chuckling.
I think theyโre talking about Nortonโs takeover (assuming Blumenthal is telling the truth) of their shared Patreon and social media accounts
This sounds to me like a personal business dispute that should not be aired out in public. Even if this is all true, and i would want to hear Benโs side of the story too before making up my mind, itโs also not as if Blumenthal was financially crippled by Norton leaving with perhaps a somewhat bigger share than he was owed. Blumenthal still has a big and decently funded media organization at his disposal with the Grayzone whereas Norton is now presumably on his own.
MR YouTube channel is still up https://youtube.com/@ModerateRebels
But it looks like Multipolarista has a reeupload of its debut video, presumably from when the MR YouTube channel was briefly rebranded. https://youtu.be/zJy0VXn-wN0?si=uD5HgcU-GAHRNN1P
It looks like Ben is correct here, there was a settlement regarding the channel and theyโve parted ways and Max owns the MR content produced under the Greyzone label. Not really sure what a settled dispute has to do with Benโs move to China or why publicly meltdown about it now.
Not really sure what a settled dispute has to do with Benโs move to China or why publicly meltdown about it now.
Max canโt legally force Ben to do anything while Ben is in China, since China likely wonโt enforce Western judgments about password control of a patreon or whatever. He was likely hoping to take Ben down legally and then Ben moved outside the reach of the law, so now heโs trying to publicly smear him
I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:
