YouTube accused of censoring Macklemore's "Hind's Hall"
YouTube accused of censoring Macklemore's "Hind's Hall"
On May 6, Macklemore shared his new song, which supports a free Palestine and student protests, on his social media platforms.
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On May 6, the rapper shared the track, which supports a free Palestine and student protests, on his social media accounts.
The song also pays tribute to 6-year-old Hind Rajab, a Palestinian child who was killed by the Israeli military days after she had called emergency services begging to be rescued.
However, the video has been age-restricted on YouTube, where it has been viewed 232,116 times, prompting social media users to accuse the company of limiting the song's reach.
"The fact that there's a YouTube violence warning before the video just proves every single damn point he's making in the song," another added.
The rapper touched on various topics in the song, including American politics and police brutality, and questioned why peaceful protests were being deemed a threat.
The problem isn't the protests, it's what they're protestin'," "Block the barricade until Palestine is free" and "When I was seven, I learned a lesson from Cube and Eazy-E. What was it again?
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Age restricting a video with dead bodies in it doesn't seem too fucking controversial honestly
The controversial part is that Google does not apply the same age restrictions to Israeli musicians promoting genocide and calling for pro-palestiantian artists to be murdered.
I tend not to watch Isreali propaganda nor videos of dead bodies - could you clarify if the pro-isreali videos contain similar levels of visual gore?