As the announcements for the contest’s next edition in Vienna are rolling out, the future is not looking good…
0:00 - The make-or-break year?
1:27 - Boycott pressure
6:40 - Muting the audience
9:24 - No critics allowed
14:28 - Audience protests
17:26 - Spanish commentators threatened
21:04 - Israel’s astroturfing campaign
24:27 - Streaming vs. televote success
26:08 - Spoofing the voting app
29:26 - Why vote for Israel?
32:51 - Make-or-break: the answer
I used to love the competition. So silly and fun. I have boycotted watching it since Israel has started a genocide. it’s not right they are included and spoils the whole point of the competition.
My boycott means very little.
However, I am at least spared the jarring result at the end where Israel inevitably gets the most phone in points and almost wins.
Two years in a row this has happened.