Spotify, SoundCloud and other platforms have pulled the song, but its spread underscores the challenges tech platforms face in removing content that violate their policies.
Spotify, SoundCloud and other tech platforms have worked to remove a new song from Ye that praises Adolf Hitler, but the song and its video have continued to proliferate online including across X, where it has racked up millions of views.
On various mainstream and alternative tech platforms this week, Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, has been able to share his latest song, titled “Heil Hitler,” along with its companion title, “WW3,” which similarly glorifies Hitler, the architect of the Holocaust.
While some platforms have taken steps to attempt to pull down the song, others have seemingly let it spread freely.
I read the title and thought it was the onion
Who listens to this shitty artist anyways. I get the shock or discovery plays, but dude is straight trash anyways lol.
I could never stand him even at the peak of his popularity.
The “Golddigger” song wasn’t terrible, but then, I’m not a huge rap fan, so that’s the only song of his I know.
i couldn’t name a single one, or recognize him or his songs from the audio alone. and i’m only cursed with knowing what the asshat even looks like because the attention whore gets the media attention he craves.
Same. I could probably fill a page of A4 with stuff I know about him because I got fed it by The Algorithm, and yet nowhere on that page would there be the name of one of his songs.
i WISH i didn’t like his stuff, but years ago (pre-Nazi shit by a long time) he used to be a really talented artist and he had a really major effect on rap as a genre. i don’t listen to his old stuff since the Nazi shit cuz he needs consequences fr, no matter how small, but it honestly sucks a lot cuz he has some really really great music. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is one of the GOAT albums imo, and as sad as it is to say about someone profoundly mentally ill i think it woulda been best for his career if he died around 2016 😭
Lol, Kanye has never been a talented artist. At least, not objectively. Plenty of people have thought he was trash since day one.
By that logic no person in the world is talented at anything lol. I don’t disagree with the idea that people are allowed to hold the opinion Kanye has never been a good artist, but I’m not sure what point you’re trying to go for.
Ah yes art is “objective”.
You can just pirate it and he doesn’t get any money, yet you get the music.
Every time it comes on i think that, but it’s usually in the car and i forget by the time it’s relevant lmao
People have their own music tastes and that’s okay
For example, you now have something other than Skrewdriver to listen to.
What an ignorant thing to say, he’s a fucked up person but he’s one of the most talented musicians of our age. He singlehandedly ended gangster raps reign over the rap genre by dropping an album where he sang about his feelings in autotune. Honestly I don’t know why im arguing with you, you’re probably just gonna turn around and use some shit excuse like “its mumble rap” or something.
Nah, I respect your opinion and taste. That’s the thing about art, you can love or hate it. You love it, and I hate it. Simple as that.
Ye was briefly able to upload the song to the popular music streaming services Spotify and SoundCloud.
Isn’t SoundCloud in Germany? [Checks Wikipedia] Yes, it is.
Isn’t promotion of Hitler and Nazism in Germany a serious crime? [Checks Qwant] Yes, it is.
E.g.
Imprisonment, not exceeding five years, or a fine, will be the punishment for whoever, in public or in an assembly, approves, denies or minimizes an act described in § 220a(1) [i.e., genocide] committed under National Socialism, in a manner which is liable to disturb the public peace.
EXTRADITE KANYE!
Yet, the AfD is still allowed to exist for some reason.
They’ve been more careful than Kanye.
Much more, even managed to do a bunch of dog whistles to boot :(
Yes it is, but it’s also protected by the freedom of art. Which makes prosecution harder, considering that 2 very strong freedoms act in Kanyes favour here
Those assholes don’t give a shit about “freedom of art” when video games like Wolfenstien can’t get released in Germany.
Wolfenstein has been released in Germany, just without the Swastikas. Germany is not the USA where stuff is either black or white, so this being nuanced is a good thing - even if don’t like it in this particular case. Which we don’t even know because we can’t look into the state attorney’s inner proceedings
This might be nitpicking, but NBC should be more precise.
which similarly glorifies Hitler, the architect of the Holocaust
Adolf Hitler wanted and ordered the extermination of the Jews and other “undesirables”, no doubt about that or his culpability. But the role of “architect”, the person who designed the logistics for mass killing, is normally ascribed to other people. Adolf Eichmann, the guy the Mossad captured in Argentinia in 1960, is usually called the “Architect of the Holocaust”. Sometimes together with Reinhard Heydrich and Heinrich Himmler.
why do y’all give him so much attention?? Tf ignore him the fame already got to his head…
Whether he needs help or not I don’t know but what I do know is that we need to stop giving this man any attention.
With all these reactionaries - Ye, JK Rowling, PragerU, Heritage Foundation, etc - We need to stop cross-posting their hate speech. All that does is risk spreading their views. I don’t know why people who (rightfully) criticized CNN for airing Trump’s full speeches, do the same with personalities who aren’t even running for political power.
All it does it give mentally-ill attention seekers like Ye encouragement.
Right. Before the internet people like this would be shunned by society until they either changed or stopped trying. The internet giving these people attention and power was one of the worst things to come from it.
Can’t you see that’s what he want? Those “stars” are exploited by the music industry. Why do you think they all end up dead, overdosed or murdered?
The best thing that can happen to him is to be left alone away from media attention
A regular measuring of how many dumbfucks there are isn’t news.
“Nazi Song Big Hit On Nazi Platform”
hope he will tour in germany soon
The song clearly says he was misunderstood and the Heil Hitler is sarcastic. It’s still cringe, sad and shows signs of mental illness but I don’t see how it’s “glorifying Hitler”.
But he’s totally not a Nazi because he is black.
No, everyone knows he’s a lunatic doing it for attention. When you’re that rich, the people who will tell you “No” are very few, and he can afford to ignore them. Unfortunate.
Doesn’t he self identify as a Nazi?
He says that, but it’s for attention. He’s rich enough to not suffer any consequences for his behavior.
He is suffering so so many consequences man
Where’s the /s?
There is no sarcasm.
Why you would think there is?
He’s a raging a narcissist who will say anything for attention and relevance.
I wonder if there’s a link with him being exploited by a shitty disc industry for most of his life. But sure, let’s attack the person and not the system behind him
Did you know Auschwitz had a special luxury VIP section where all the richest Jews got treated really well and each one got a Nazi guard assigned to serve them? If you didn’t know that it’s probably because I just made it up.
Kanye’s insane to think the people he’s cosying up to won’t turn on him in a second.
No, they really fucking didn’t, and fuck the Nazi bullshit. Goodbye.
You started writing that reply before you finished reading my post, didn’t you?
Who are you to say he isn’t deranged enough to sincerely believe it?
An intelligent, informed adult.
Who are you to defend an obvious lunatic provoking outrage for attention?
An intelligent, informed adult.
Clearly at least part of that is a lie. You’re the one trying to defend the fuckwad by pretending his gibbering is just for attention and not sincere, despicable hate. I’m the one rebuking you for it. You got it entirely fucking backwards.
Whatever you need to tell yourself.
Don’t be cringe.
What a load of fucking bullshit. They must think we are dumb.
OH no we can’t find his music to delete it guess we’ll just keep cashing in on the listens because it’s viral right now then delete it in a week.
Fucking clowns
But let Disney copyright claim it and it wou vanish overnight.
I don’t believe this bullshit
I don’t think this violates Twitter’s de facto policies though.
I’ll fight Kanye for charity. Live on the internet.
Tell him punkrocksportsfan is not afraid to fight him. Why’s he afraid of punkrocksportsfan?
I’ll fight that dude. Don’t gotta get ready if you stay ready, right.
Name the time and place Mr Kanye West.
Oh fuck yeah man. You in his weight class?
No I’m a middle weight he’s a fatass. I don’t care I’ll fight him anyway.
Careful he might try to suck your dick.
A bj is a bj.
You know what they say about letting a Nazi suck your dick…
What do they say?
Pretty sure that makes you a Nazi.
You did nazi that coming.
I would like to pre-purchase tickets for this event.
How do we goad Elon into joining in also?
