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German neo-Nazi rappers use TikTok and Spotify to spread antisemitic conspiracy theories and anti-immigration messages, with one artist gaining over 96,000 monthly Spotify listens.
- Julian Fritsch, known as MaKss Damage, promotes neo-Nazi views on TikTok, referencing Hitler and antisemitic conspiracy theories in his music video.
- TikTok removed Fritsch's accounts after being contacted, but did not comment on enforcing hate speech policies.
- Germany's federal domestic intelligence agency labeled Fritsch as a right-wing extremist and linked him to far-right party The Third Way.
- The scene of far-right German-language performers has expanded, promoting extremist views, according to musicologist Thorsten Hindrichs.
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German neo-Nazi rappers push hate speech and antisemitism on TikTok Instagram Spotify
German neo-Nazi rappers push hate speech and antisemitism on TikTok, Instagram, Spotify. Songs promote hatred and conspiracy theories as part of ‘increasingly radical movement,’ experts say; some clips remain online despite breaching hate speech policies The post German neo-Nazi rappers push hate speech and antisemitism on TikTok Instagram Spotify appeared first on Jerusalem World News.
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Neo-Nazi rappers are increasingly present on the German music scene through platforms such as TikTok, where they spread extremist opinions eluding the rules against hate speech. In a video with anti-Semitic images, one of these rappers, MaKs Damage, compares Israel’s performance in Gaza with Nazi Germany. “Before Germany, today is Palestine,” rapea Julian Fritsch, his real name, showing a tattoo of a Germanic triangle, symbol of the extreme righ…
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