Jewish and anti-hate organizations are urging social media influencers and tech platforms to stop hosting interviews with Ye, as he’s continued to make antisemitic statements in his recent public appearances.
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On Dec. 5, political streamer Hasan Piker said in a Twitch stream that he may participate in the interview. Piker has over 2 million followers on the popular Amazon-owned streaming platform. “I would hope and we would hope that Aiden Ross’s ratings and follower base are put secondary to the safety of Jews,” she said.and reached an all time high in the U.S. in 2021.
Ross has been silent on the topic of the Ye interview since the call with Fuentes was published. Some online have speculated that the interview was canceled. Kelley said he’d hope that Ross and Piker would speak out if that were the case. “We are seeing the continued normalization of sort of white supremacist ideas in gaming spaces,” Kelley said. “His entire world is crumbling around him from his family to his branding deals to now his nonexistent music and fashion career and when the adult podcasters are now being shamed into not having him on their shows, we have to ask ourselves, is he targeting children now?”
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