OTS - Antifascithm: How "Laut gegen Nazis" used a Trojan Nazi band to enforce streaming algorithms to work against fascist music on Spotify and Co.
2022. February 23. 13:43
Hamburg / Germany, 23 February, 2022 (APA/OTS) - On streaming
platforms like Spotify, YouTube and others, algorithms ensure that
users hear the music they like. However, this well-intentioned
service has a downside. The algorithms of these platforms actively
spread fascist ideas. Once you listen to one of the many right-wing
bands, more and more fascist music is suggested to you. A vicious
circle that the German association "Laut gegen Nazis" (loud against
Nazis) is now breaking with their band "Hetzjaeger" and proving:
platforms are not powerless against right-wing bands.
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"Laut gegen Nazis" has manipulated these algorithms so smartly
that they work against the Nazi bands. To do this, they created the
fake Nazi band "Hetzjaeger" - with their debut single "Kameraden"
(comrades). Initially, only a teaser was published. A month later
when the complete song and music video are released, it becomes
clear after the 2nd verse: this band had set out to finally put an
end to right-wing music on streaming platforms.
The song and the band were designed to perfectly serve the
parameters of the algorithms.
Algorithms recommend bands based on how similar they are to the
listeners' favourite artists. Besides sound and lyrics, visuals,
listener behaviour and links and mentions in social media are also
important. "Hetzjaeger" nailed all of them, by even infiltrating
big fascist groups on telegram to secure their support.
The band is quickly accepted and celebrated in the scene.
Within a month, the audio sample trained the algorithms so well,
the teaser was recommended to over 120,000 right-wing extremists in
Germany and around the world.
The stunt is a complete success, proving the point: the
platforms could do something against their fascism problem - now
it's time to do so.
Press Contact
Jörn Menge | Laut gegen Nazis e.V.
Tel.: +49 (0) 40-22867561 | E-Mail: jm@makeanoise.de |
https://www.lautgegennazis.de/
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