It did indeed not cut when he did that. The Alliance hackers realised long ago what this particular Deregger colony was up to and put in assurances that the live feed would remain live.
I also adore "[PRONOUN] we're still live" as an error trope. Especially when the golden one is acting like an asshole so that everyone can see.
RE: Challenge #03097-H189: The Alliance Has Hackers Too