On June 26th ( two days ago ) PewDiePie ( who I believe needs no introduction ) released another video in his liberation saga. This time titled I'm DONE with Google. In this video he goes over his process of getting "de-google-efied", or as he clarifies toward the end of the video, his process of getting rid of his reliance on Big Tech.
    • NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de
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      1 month ago

      That’s not a claim to make without some evidence. There is a thing he did a long time ago on fiverr, and from my POV that does not reflect on his views at all. I can explain my reasoning if you want. Other than that incident, is there any other reason to suspect he’s a Nazi?

      • GlacialTurtle@lemmy.mlEnglish
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        1 month ago

        https://www.vox.com/culture/2017/2/17/14613234/pewdiepie-nazi-satire-alt-right

        He has repeatedly and overtly used Nazi imagery, made a multitude of “jokes” like this:

        Mr. Kjellberg says the material is portrayed in jest. He showed a clip from a Hitler speech in a Sept. 24 video criticizing a YouTube policy, posted swastikas drawn by his fans on Oct. 15 and watched a Hitler video in a brown military uniform to conclude a Dec. 8 video. He also played the Nazi Party anthem before bowing to a swastika in a mock resurrection ritual on Jan. 14, and included a very brief Nazi salute with a Hitler voice-over saying “Sieg Heil” and the text “Nazi Confirmed” near the beginning of a Feb. 5 video.

        […]

        In addition to more overt Nazi symbolism, Kjellberg makes references to the alt-right that are veiled but obvious if you know where to look. In one video from late August, he makes an extended racist joke comparing Harambe the gorilla to Saturday Night Live and Ghostbusters actress and comedian Leslie Jones, echoing the widespread politically tinged, racist harassment that Jones endured last summer, largely from the alt-right.

        And in another video from November, Kjellberg overlays a swastika, along with audio of a speech from Hitler, over unrelated commentary about clickbait YouTube channels. He then goes on to refer to BuzzFeed as “a bunch of cucks” — “cuck” being an alt-right buzzword.

        • Microw@piefed.zipEnglish
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          1 month ago

          Absolutely true for the time the article was written (2017). He changed his ways after the Christchurch attacks which happened in 2019.

          • GlacialTurtle@lemmy.mlEnglish
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            1 month ago

            He has stated his favourite author is a Japanese fascist who wanted to restore the emperor, Yukio Mishima, who tried to do a coup and killed himself when he failed.

            But I’m sure he just likes the guy for his prose, and has no particular fixation or interest in Nazi and fascist imagery and politics.

              • GlacialTurtle@lemmy.mlEnglish
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                1 month ago

                Mate, are you really just gonna keep moving the goalposts and doing this subpar jordan peterson fan shit?

                Imagine being this pathetically tied to a youtuber, holy shit.

                • zymagoras777@lemmy.world
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                  1 month ago

                  Mate, did “the left” eat your brain that much that you blame completely different person for things they didn’t do?