Two UK Jewish groups on Thursday commended Spotify for removing several songs that incite antisemitism and terrorist violence against Israelis. "It's good news that Spotify have finally listened to public disgust about hosting clearly antisemitic content which contravenes their own content policies, including directly inciting violence against Israelis," Luke Akehurst, Director of We Believe in
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Examples from Brazil and Serbia. By Antje Bauer
Unclear image: Reflection of a giant puppet of Brazilian President Jair Bolsanaro. Alternative facts have become the epitome of the infinite possibilities found on the internet and online media to mislead users since Donald Trump’s inauguration. For many users, opinions and beliefs are truer than proven facts. Politicians use their powers of persuasion and manipulation to bind their followers and find new ones. One example is the propaganda machinery of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, which contributed to his election victory in 2018 and helped cover up the government’s failure to combat the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. Our author Philipp Lichterbeck, who lives in Brazil, explains this. We also look at how NGOs and journalists are joining forces to combat the rampant spread of mis- and disinformation with fact-checking platforms so that facts and opinions can once again be separated.
Serbian YouTuber Dex on his sense of responsibility. Interview by Jovana Gligorijević
Picture taken from Clickbait . On the right, standing: Darko Radovac a.k.a. Dex .
Darko Radovac a.k.a. Dex, started his YouTube career as a part of the Yasserstain channel, dedicated to entertaining and educational videos. Later on, he decided to pursue a music career and launched his own channel, Dex Lik.
DW Akademie: What motivated you to take part in Clickbait and cooperate with DW Akademie?
Darko Radovac
Darko Radovac: My personal motive for participating in that project was my own sense of responsibility as a YouTuber. I knew that we might not bring about some great change, but I have always believed that it’s worth at least trying. And I believe we did make a difference: traditional media began to report about profanities and other controversial content on the Serbian YouTube scene. The fact that the problem exists reached more people. For many parents in Serbia, that was t