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.
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I think Kanye is a raving lunatic, mentally ill, and I think his music sucks and I will never listen to it, but he should be allowed to make and release any music he wants and platforms shouldn’t have to remove it unless it is illegal. I think any platforms that are removing it are pathetic and wrong.
That’s not what free speech means. Platforms can remove anything they like, it’s not a public space and they aren’t run by governments.