The Explosive Media group produced viral videos inspired by the aesthetics of Lego toys, generated by artificial intelligence, ridiculing the American president
O YouTube announcedthis Wednesday (15), the closure of a channel belonging to a pro-Iran group which produced viral videos inspired by the aesthetics of Lego toys, generated by artificial intelligence, ridiculing American President Donald Trump.
A Explosive Mediaa group of content creators who describe themselves as independent — although widely suspected of having ties to the Iranian government —, gained notoriety on the internet thanks to the animated videos that have accumulated millions of reproductions since the United States and Israel began their war against Iran at the end of February.
“We closed this channel for violating our policies on spam, deceptive practices and scams,” a YouTube spokesperson told AFP, without offering further details.
O channel was suspended on March 27he added. Explosive Media continued to publish videos mocking the United States’ war efforts on other platforms, such as the social network X — owned by Elon Musk — and the messaging app Telegram.
The social network Instagram, owned by Meta, also deleted the group’s account, American media reported.
However, another account with the same name remained active this Wednesday. When contacted by AFP, Meta did not respond to a request for comment.
