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Kanye West's Pro-Hitler Song Gets Millions of Views on X
- On May 8, 2025, Kanye West, now known as Ye, released a song titled "Heil Hitler" on the social media platform X, owned by Elon Musk.
- The release followed Ye's history of antisemitic statements and came amid a backdrop of his previous bans from social sites and public backlash over swastika-themed clothing.
- The song features dozens of Black men chanting the title, includes Nazi speech excerpts, and discusses West's personal struggles, while it was removed from Spotify and Apple Music but gained millions of views on X.
- Joe Rogan, a leading podcaster, defended the track's music and message despite echoing antisemitic stereotypes and acknowledged the song as "kind of catchy," sparking further controversy.
- The song's release intensified debates on free speech and hate speech moderation on platforms like X, with major sites banning the content and critics accusing Musk of enabling hate speech.
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A Song by Kanye West, in Which Hitler Is Honored, Heard Millions of Times on Elon Musk's X Platform
A piece of the American rapper Kanye West, entitled "Heil Hitler", has gathered, since its launch on May 8, millions of views on the X socialization network, under conditions that have been banned on other major platforms, including YouTube...
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