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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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[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

I don't know why this has to keep being repeated. It's not hard.

Free speech does not mean you are entitled to have a private entity like a website host your content or speech.

He is welcome to sing this on the streets. He is welcome to publish this himself, be it hosted by a website he creates or in a physical medium.

He is not entitled to it being placed on retail shelves. He is not entitled to have it hosted on YouTube or Spotify.

This isn't hard. The government of the United States has made absolutely no moves to silence this song. He can sing it and personally distribute it as much as he wants. But no one can be forced to distribute it for him

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

But why educate others wrong? You may not sing heil Hitler on the streets. It is a hate crime

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That depends on your country. In Germany singing this song on the street would be illegal.

In the USA where Kanye lives and produced this song it is perfectly legal to sing in the streets.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yes because it is a nazi state. There is no confusion here

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

This would have been legal forever, kind of a stretch to say it was a Nazi state while defeating the Nazis.

Now I won't disagreee with you, but they're irrelevant to the free speech stuff

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

The states are now extremely nazi, foremost in the world. The mecca of nazism

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

No one is claiming private entities have to host it lol, did you even read my entire comment? I literally wrote private companies can delist what they want

[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 months ago (1 children)

So you're ranting about what exactly? Kanye has faced no repercussions from the government. The only thing that's happened was backlash from fans and private entities not hosting his songs.

Still trying to find the "attack on free speech" you ranted about

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Not "ranting" about anything. In Australia the government cracks down on music. Don't be like us.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

Dude, this song is practically an ode to the current US government. He'll probably play the orange turd's birthday parade. This isn't a warning that's necessary here.