![]() ![]() The two men lay motionless on the sidewalk outside a South L.A. Social media are reshaping policing and conversations about violence The video released Wednesday triggered a widespread backlash online and is proving to be yet another test of what is acceptable on social media at a time when tech companies are facing mounting pressure to remove offensive material from their sites. In the music video for the song “Eazy,” Ye, who has been in a bitter divorce battle with his now ex-wife, Kim Kardashian, appeared to kidnap, bury and decapitate a clay figurine resembling her new lover, Pete Davidson. “I don’t even think this video should be allowed online,” he said. After several seconds of watching a claymation Ye hold a severed head and drag a wrapped-up body across the screen, Klein asked to stop the video. “I’m not sure you can threaten to kill someone even in a music video,” Klein said in his live “Off the Rails” YouTube show Wednesday, which included three hours of wide-ranging pop culture commentary. For him, the latest music video by the rapper formerly known as Kanye West might have gone too far. His legal battles have set precedents for commentary and fair use on the platform. ![]() ![]() YouTuber Ethan Klein is familiar with the boundaries for what you can post on social media.
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