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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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[-] dzso@lemmy.world 29 points 2 days ago

Honest question: is Ye just mentally ill, or is Russia manipulating him?

[-] Zero22xx 39 points 2 days ago

Both? Just like the conspiracy theory crowd.

[-] frog_brawler@lemmy.world 32 points 2 days ago
[-] RvTV95XBeo@sh.itjust.works 30 points 2 days ago

But also it's super easy to manipulate a mentally ill person. Just keep whispering in his ear that he's totally right and oh by the way he should be upset about this other thing too, and he will take the bait. Every. Time.

[-] LordWiggle@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago

Very mentally ill gay fish.

[-] scott@lemmy.org 6 points 2 days ago

I can't remember the details but I remember some time back hearing a pretty compelling argument that he's actually just a Nazi. It happens, apparently far too much.

[-] Paddzr@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

Mentally I'll with "any publicity is good publicity".

[-] anarchiddy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

No, he's just a divorced dad


edit: wow this joke was not well-received. Half of this song is just straight up references to his divorce though, it's basically a manifesto of the divorced-dad to reactionary pipeline.

Man these people took my kids from me
Then they post my bank account
I got so much anger in me
Got no way to take it out

With all of the money and fame
I still can't get my kids back
With all of the money and fame
I still don't get to see my children

That man is very much not ok with his divorce.

[-] comfy@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 day ago

There's a kernel of truth in the joke, divorced parents make up a serious section of the right-wing "SovCit" movements, it's a real entry to the right-wing pipelines.

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