This is not the first time the EBU has restricted the use of rainbow flags at Eurovision. Last year, fans were required to leave their rainbow flags at the entrance to the event.
The EBU wants it "non-political" which means states (like Israel) can wash their crimes, while you shouldn't be allowed protest it.
Just because some people have palestinian flags, doesn't mean it's not against their rules. People have been smugling shit into events for as long as events have been a thing.
It's allowed. They're not hiding it from broadcast either, unlike least year.
What they did do was change the rules that performers can only have country flags, nothing else, but they don't have restrictions for the audience this time - that's why you can see plenty of actually Palestine flags this year in the audience.
What I'm curious is it they'll censor audience booing this year.
It is/was certainly big here in Norway. I don't know how big it is these days however. Me and my friends used to have MGP parties where we printed out forms and rated the performances on multiple criterias and such. Was a lot of fun
For Norway, NRK started releasing viewership numbers since 2018. So not that many years, 2022 was the best year so far with 1.22 millioner concurrent viewers on NRK. Then 2023 saw a decline and 2024 saw a decline and became the weakest year in the tracking with 861.000 concurrent viewers. So still quite a lot of people though it's a 30% decline.
Would assume this year is also weak, as I haven't seen to much hype about the Norwegian song, nor much Eurovision hype in general tbh. Would guess 800-850 thousand Norwegian viewers.
I think it has more to do with the hypocrisy of letting Israel perform. It just pisses off most of their viewership, which are mostly anti genocide.
The lyrics of a midway song that the hosts sang ("no matter how kind or brutal" or some shit like that) doubles down on the hypocrisy of kicking out Russia but allowing Israel.
PR exercise for Israel time!
And now they banned pride and palestinian flags!
They allowed Palestinian flags this year, and pride flags have always been allowed
https://nltimes.nl/2025/04/27/eurovision-bans-non-national-flags-drawing-backlash-lgbtq-advocates Maybe you missed it, but they banned "non-national" flags on stage which means: pride flags, palestinian flags, eu flags. Last year:
The EBU wants it "non-political" which means states (like Israel) can wash their crimes, while you shouldn't be allowed protest it.
I literally saw a bunch of Palestinian flags during the semifinals Tuesday.
Geez lot of people upvoting without the most basic fact check:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HNXVB2UQwU
There's the semifinals for y'all. You can see the flags yourself.
Just because some people have palestinian flags, doesn't mean it's not against their rules. People have been smugling shit into events for as long as events have been a thing.
They're not hiding the flags.
It's allowed. They're not hiding it from broadcast either, unlike least year.
What they did do was change the rules that performers can only have country flags, nothing else, but they don't have restrictions for the audience this time - that's why you can see plenty of actually Palestine flags this year in the audience.
What I'm curious is it they'll censor audience booing this year.
There isn't enough PR in the world to help Israel
Unfortunately yes, at least in the short run
Eh, I'm not supporting eurovision anymore. It's best to boycott it
Isn't it only sweden who religiously watches that stuff?
It is/was certainly big here in Norway. I don't know how big it is these days however. Me and my friends used to have MGP parties where we printed out forms and rated the performances on multiple criterias and such. Was a lot of fun
For Norway, NRK started releasing viewership numbers since 2018. So not that many years, 2022 was the best year so far with 1.22 millioner concurrent viewers on NRK. Then 2023 saw a decline and 2024 saw a decline and became the weakest year in the tracking with 861.000 concurrent viewers. So still quite a lot of people though it's a 30% decline.
Would assume this year is also weak, as I haven't seen to much hype about the Norwegian song, nor much Eurovision hype in general tbh. Would guess 800-850 thousand Norwegian viewers.
Yeah, it's increasingly an old person thing. I mean it somewhat was back then too, but there was absolutely more hype in general
I think it has more to do with the hypocrisy of letting Israel perform. It just pisses off most of their viewership, which are mostly anti genocide.
The lyrics of a midway song that the hosts sang ("no matter how kind or brutal" or some shit like that) doubles down on the hypocrisy of kicking out Russia but allowing Israel.
I certainly hope that is the reason
No it is all over yurope.
It's pretty big in Australia
Replace Europe with Israel, then its accurate.
Eh. The Israeli influence has ruined it
No, but for real why is Canada a part of it?
Canada isn't participating and never has. Or what do you mean?
Celine Dion was my confusion. How does a Canadian singer win eurovision? The answer is apparently she competes for Switzerland
Cuz there are no rules. Australia's in it too. As is Israel. Makes no sense.
Seems Belgian news site put an article about the Palestinian genocide above their Eurovision coverage, I like it.
It's unfortunate these guys didn't get into Eurovision back in 2013 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dllo85ZSUk
That is the best thing I have seen all week.