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submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/technology@lemmy.world

Recent reports have announced that Crunchyroll, the largest anime streaming service, will be replacing Aegisub with Israeli Software, OOONA, to produce subtitles more efficiently. Anime fans across the world are disappointed with this collaboration due to Israel’s ongoing genocide against Palestinians (via a report by the United Nations Commission of Inquiry).

Crunchyroll is also ignoring the needs of groups who require Closed Captions to understand the scenes better. They are isolating a large chunk of their audience in favor of AI-based subtitling, which defeats the point of a streaming service. Overall, this hasn’t been a great year for Crunchyroll, and this won’t be the end of it.

EDIT: Link was taken down thanks to someone in the comments here's the archive for the page https://web.archive.org/web/20251004184506/https://fandomwire.com/crunchyroll-faces-cancelation-why-anime-fans-are-choosing-piracy-after-latest-update/

https://bsky.app/profile/lamhfada.bsky.social/post/3m2c3udxnjc2u

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[-] UltraBlack@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Bro why is everything from israel now bad??

Israeli companies have fuck all to do with the government's decisions

[-] sulgoth@lemmy.world 17 points 3 days ago

By definition of their country they're supporting their government, through taxes if nothing else.

[-] jjlinux@lemmy.zip 5 points 3 days ago

I get that, but it's not like it's optional to pay taxes.

[-] Suburbanl3g3nd@lemmings.world 11 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

The point is more: Crunchyroll chooses to pay the sub company (Israeli based) to provide them with a service. The company pays taxes to the Israeli government. So the flow of money becomes:

Subscriber pays Crunchyroll

Crunchyroll pays sub company

Sub company pays taxes to Israeli government

If I don't want my dollars to go towards the Israeli government even in a small scale, I don't pay Crunchyroll.

As one person, it isn't much, but multiply that by a million subs and now you're sending a message

[-] UltraBlack@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

It's not like many of these businesses have much of a choice...

[-] whereyaaat@lemmings.world 2 points 3 days ago

Israel is one of the most expensive places in the world to do business.

They have more than enough choice to move somewhere without the local hostilities and human rights abuses.

They choose not to because of religion.

[-] Snowpix@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 days ago

Until their government stops murdering people, Israel needs to be pressured as a whole. Their citizens need to be fed up with it and put a stop to their government, and boycotting them helps.

[-] zululove@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 days ago

What a weird thing to say when we are watching a genocide live feed every day fucking think bro lol

[-] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

israeli companies cant exist without the approval of the israeli government, so by extension they are supporting them through taxes, and propaganda(good pr). its the same with the CCP, although its more extreme, chinese companies cant exist with the explicit approval of PROC government. Unless its a israeli company thats based in the EU with no ties to Israel, than thats different. theres a reason why canadians dont want to go places even like california, they know its supports trump through taxes.

they are tied to israeli govt as the gov is tied to them, you want to open a business in israel, you would need to get approval from said state.

[-] Cataphract@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 days ago

I'm not 100% on board with @sulgoth@lemmy.world because it gives off some "but you participate in society, interesting" vibes. However, as an American I am all for people from the rest of the world boycotting our products (and this time not because of the health implications!). When Canadians were promoting non-american alternatives I agreed with them so I think we can say fuck companies and still stand with the actual individual people who want peace and everyone to prosper respectfully.

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