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YouTube Removes Around 30 "Violent" Music Videos in Response to UK Police Requests

posted by martyb on Sunday June 03 2018, @12:51AM   Printer-friendly
from the triggered dept.

takyon writes:

YouTube deletes half of 'violent' music videos

YouTube says it has deleted more than half of the "violent" music videos that the country's most senior police officer asked it to take down. More than 30 clips have been removed so far.

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick has blamed some videos for fuelling a surge in murders and violent crime in London - and singled out drill music. She asked YouTube to delete content which glamorises violence.

Drill originated in Chicago. Its biggest breakout star is arguably Chief Keef, famous for his 2012 track I Don't Like.

[...] In the past two years police have asked YouTube to take down between 50 and 60 music videos, because they were deemed to incite violence. The video-sharing site has now removed more than 30 of them.

"The gangs try to outrival each other with the filming and content - what looks like a music video can actually contain explicit language with gangs threatening each other," the Metropolitan Police's Mike West said.

That's that shit I don't like.

Drill music.

Also at Rolling Stone and Pitchfork.

Related: Spotify Removes Two Artists From Playlists Due to "Hate Content and Hateful Conduct"

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  • (Score: 1, Troll) by crafoo on Sunday June 03 2018, @02:03PM (3 children)

    by crafoo (6639) on Sunday June 03 2018, @02:03PM (#688013)

    Yeah I have no respect for that "culture" or anyone participating in it. It's anti-civilization and anti-cooperation. Deport everyone in those videos to a 3rd world shithole so they can live out their violent fantasies somewhere away from humans.

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  • (Score: 2) by takyon on Sunday June 03 2018, @02:20PM (1 child)

    by takyon (881) <takyonNO@SPAMsoylentnews.org> on Sunday June 03 2018, @02:20PM (#688021) Journal

    Deport everyone in those videos to a 3rd world shithole so they can live out their violent fantasies somewhere away from humans.

    Or they can rob your house and kill your family. Which is more likely, Mr. Bronson? :^)

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    • (Score: 2) by looorg on Sunday June 03 2018, @05:06PM

      by looorg (578) on Sunday June 03 2018, @05:06PM (#688058)

      Or they can rob your house and kill your family. Which is more likely, Mr. Bronson? :^)

      If you could get away with some Deathwish:ing and have the police look the other way (or even support it) I don't think there would be a severe lack of people willing to step up.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday June 03 2018, @04:09PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday June 03 2018, @04:09PM (#688051)

    Gee, i wonder how gang culture evolved...? Oh yesh, sydtemic racism and targeted actiins by the CIA to spread crack through their communities along with the capitalist ethos of screw over anyone and anything to make a buck. It isnt an excuse, criminal behavior should not be tolerated, but simply looking down your nose and calling them deplorables is something i thought you conservatives dont loke so much....