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.
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.
It’s not even a good song.
80% of it is him and a crowd of black guys (who may or may not have been AI generated or paid a tonne to get in on the white supremacist grift) chanting “N***a heil Hitler!” The other 20% comes across as some kind of incel or MRA manifesto, where he’s whinging about being cancelled and denied access to his kids.
Kanye has well and truly lost the plot. He needs to be detained in a psych ward…
Stop calling him Ye, it’s so cringe and stupid. His name is Kanye West and he’s a black white supremacist
I’m puzzled how people are viewing songs… is that like being so high you can feel the moon?
Just in case people actually believed Elon’s whining that he’s total not a Nazi you guys, cut it out wah.
The song doesn’t really glorify Hitler. And the title “architect of the Holocaust” is usually attributed to Adolf Eichmann.
That being said, the song is antisemitic and tasteless. West appears to blame all his personal issues on the Jews, which is deeply pathetic.
The outro is literally a Hitler speech.
Have you read the translation or do you know German?
He’s been a total nutcase for years. From an outside perspective I can confirm that all of his problems are 100% of his own making.
I’m curious how can this guy release a song titled “heil hitler” and still in the news?
When did he rename himself Ye?
Kanye legally changed his whole name to Ye in 2021.
oh okay
Oh.
I thought it was Ye song as in Ye Olde Song.Ye olde nazis
Free speech platform allows free speech. More at 8.
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.
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”.
You misunderstand sarcasm
No it doesn’t. He says he is mad that all his money and connections can’t get his kids back. He said his miss understood on twitter. Then spends the rest of the song saying heil hitler, over, and over, then finishes it off with a clip from one of hitler’s most infamous speeches.
This reads “My kids were taken away, it is because people misunderstand me on twitter, I am so angry that I am now a nazi”
The title is literally Heil Hitler. He has repeatedly said “I love Hitler”, the song’s cover has a swastika on it, he sings “heil Hitler” multiple times. This is glorifying Hitler.
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
I’m still hoping Washington, Oregon, and California become part of B.C.
But let Disney copyright claim it and it wou vanish overnight.
I don’t believe this bullshit
While there are countless advantages of the internet, there are just as many disadvantages. Dare I say evil? The spread of disinformation, racism, ableism, misogyny, the complete lack of belief in science, etc. And this has become rampant because of lack of proper education—critical thinking. Does it not strike you that the least educated people vote for Trump? This is by design.
Just as many downsides? What makes you reach that conclusion?
I think we should all download it, over and over, let’s see if we can get their CDN costs up to a couple mil this month.
