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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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[–] Naevermix@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago (5 children)

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.

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[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago

"Nazi Song Big Hit On Nazi Platform"

[–] snipon@feddit.dk 16 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I can only think about that Chapelle show skit.

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 20 points 3 days ago (2 children)

When I think of Chapelle now, I think of the time he had Musk on stage and call his audience poor for booing Musk.

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[–] BlackSheep@lemmy.ca 14 points 2 days ago

I’m still hoping Washington, Oregon, and California become part of B.C.

Wow so that’s a thing now I guess

[–] hopesdead@startrek.website 12 points 3 days ago (6 children)

Honest question: would this dude fall into an oppressed group that Nazis would target? Seriously. He is not White, German, blue eyed and blonde. Am I missing something other than a likely mental health problem that is causing this dude to write and record such music?

[–] Snowclone@lemmy.world 18 points 3 days ago (2 children)

A lot of people during the nazi times supported or identified with Hitler or nazis who were directly a target of nazis. It's crazy how well hate sells.

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[–] Stern@lemmy.world 13 points 3 days ago (2 children)

He could become an Honorary Aryan under a "useful idiot" kind of deal, though really I think he'd probably be treated like the other African folks owing to the bipolar. He claims he was misdiagnosed bipolar, and instead has autism but in this hypothetical that wouldn't really help.

[–] whoisearth@lemmy.ca 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

As a father with two autistic sons every time I see this irritates the shit out of me just like when the autism claims come out on Elon too. Autism doesn't entitle you to be an insufferable asshole regardless of what you may think. It's insulting to autistic people everywhere.

My boys are autistic and they know Nazis are evil and Hitler was wrong. They're not racist or sexist or incels or Nazis or bigots or whatever else you throw that is negative because being autistic does not prevent you from being a good person.

Fuck them and everyone who uses autism as a crutch. Seriously.

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[–] But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago (7 children)

Stop calling him Ye, it’s so cringe and stupid. His name is Kanye West and he’s a black white supremacist

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[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 11 points 3 days ago

"We're not Nazis! Elon and Laura Ingram didn't do the salute! Yo did you hear that ye song on TotallyNotNaziland X? So good!"

[–] cybervseas@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago

I don't think this violates Twitter's de facto policies though.

[–] Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

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.

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