# Bleeping out the words Nazi and Hitler **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 18, 2022, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bleeping-out-the-words-nazi-and-hitler/957961 "2022-01-18T00:30:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2022, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bleeping-out-the-words-nazi-and-hitler/957961/1 "2022-01-18T00:30:53Z")
I’ve noticed in a couple of videos on YouTube the words Nazi and Hitler get bleeped out. Is this a thing now? And why? Example: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/RBAyzu4AuVk/maxresdefault.jpg "Did you know that in JOJO RABBIT...") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBAyzu4AuVk) ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2022, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bleeping-out-the-words-nazi-and-hitler/957961/2 "2022-01-18T00:53:16Z")
I was going to guess that it was due to an overly-strict interpretation of some European laws concerning Nazi symbols… but the video shows swastikas clearly, so that obviously can’t be it. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2022, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bleeping-out-the-words-nazi-and-hitler/957961/3 "2022-01-18T00:55:06Z")
I’m guessing YouTube has a new bot that automatically demonitizes video that say “nazi” or “Hitler” similar to how it was for “covid” ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2022, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bleeping-out-the-words-nazi-and-hitler/957961/4 "2022-01-18T01:03:16Z")
I think that I saw Mike and Jay on Redlettermedia say they have to be pretty careful about saying “Nazi” specifically. I think they said if they say it too much, their video will be demonetized. It’s probably not worth the effort to fight the battle, either. Youtube just turns off your money making ability and you are stuck. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2022, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bleeping-out-the-words-nazi-and-hitler/957961/5 "2022-01-18T01:14:49Z")
It’s probably a work-around to avoid indiscriminate takedowns by YouTube technology that might incorrectly identify the content as hate speech. It’s been a problem for History teachers for a few years now. > **[YouTube blocks history teachers uploading archive videos of Hitler](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/jun/06/youtube-blocks-history-teachers-uploading-archive-videos-of-hitler)** > > Teachers trying to educate about fascism hit by service’s new policy on hate speech ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2022, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bleeping-out-the-words-nazi-and-hitler/957961/6 "2022-01-18T01:26:39Z")
> [@Saint\_Cad](#): > > I’m guessing YouTube has a new bot that automatically demonitizes video that say “nazi” or “Hitler” similar to how it was for “covid” I did not see that coming! (Suddenly gets demonitized.) ---
**Author:** ![DPRK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2022, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bleeping-out-the-words-nazi-and-hitler/957961/7 "2022-01-18T01:32:48Z")
I did not know about that (really, though, who uploads archival footage to youtube before [archive.org](http://archive.org) ?) or any of the other issues raised in this thread, but it has long been known by legitimate content creators that youtube sucks, and some of them put up with it only because it enables self-promotion or straight $$$ (assuming the algorithm does not delete their channel)