Police use Taylor Swift song to stop protest video
Police have tried to stop the publication of a protest video featuring a Taylor Swift song. But the opposite happened!
Violent protests have been going on in ‘The land of the free’ for years now. Police officers in America are regularly targeted by these protesters. There are also dozens of incidents where officers go too far. Now, it seems more and more law enforcement is trying to use the copyright removal measures of online platforms to prevent videos that portray them in a bad light from being shared online.
Police use song Taylor Swift
In ever-sunny California, a police officer put this tactic into practice. He did this to a BLM protester at the Alameda Country courthouse. He used and played Taylor Swift’s Blank Space song, as reported by The Washington Post and Variety. However, his attempt failed spectacularly: the video currently has almost 800,000 views on Twitter, as well as 300,000 views on YouTube. oops.
Hearing
The protester was there for the hearing while awaiting Jason Fletcher. This is another police officer charged with manslaughter for killing Steven Taylor at a Walmart. The video in question has now been posted by an activist movement. In the video, you can hear the agent admit to playing the popular Swift song so it gets a copyright strike on Google’s video platform. “You can record anything you want, I just know it can’t be posted on YouTube,” he said.
It’s a strange situation if an officer feels so unsafe that he has to use these tactics. The officer’s boss, the Alameda County Sheriff, has said there are no rules for this, but his conduct is not sanctioned.
