Audio Analysis: Eurovision Broadcaster Muted Sounds of Crowd Booing and Shouting “Free Palestine!”

https://theintercept.com/2025/05/17/eurovision-censored-israel-booing-free-palestine/

cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/30553017

Despite Eurovision's denials, an analysis reveals that the broadcast silenced crowd discontent during Israeli singer Eden Golan’s performance.

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ReakDuck@lemmy.ml · 9 pts · 1y (4 replies)

But why did they get so many viewer points? I feel like the rich people are at fault

hitmyspot@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Hopefully, by Israel spending money on propaganda and voting instead of bombs, on,y to draw more attention, instead.

menemen@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 1y

The US and German tax payers pay for the bombs...

PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 1y

Propaganda is way, way, way cheaper than weapons though.

leburb@sopuli.xyz · 5 pts · 1y

Israel has malware for phones that is unnoticeable on devices. They could easily make phones send in text message votes without the phone owners noticing. It's a propaganda event they can't afford to miss.