Comment on UK Sees Lowest Viewing Figures for Eurovision Final Since 2010

Corporal_Punishment@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

• anothermember@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Because it’s a contest for members of the European Broadcasting Union. Technically Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia could enter if they wanted to.

  source

  • Corporal_Punishment@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Oh. Still doesnt really make much sense but hey ho.

    source

    • napoleonsdumbcousin@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      “The boundaries of the European Broadcasting Area have their origin in the regions served and linked by telegraphy cables in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The European Broadcasting Area plays a part in the definition of eligibility for active membership in the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and thus participation in the Eurovision Song Contest.”

      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Broadcasting_Area

      source

      • Corporal_Punishment@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Ahhh, cheers. Now do Australia :D

        source

        • -> View More Comments
    • huf@hexbear.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      it’s eurovision, what made you think any of it made any sense?

      source
• remon@ani.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Their wiki page pretty much covers it.

  tl;dr, Any country that is a member of the European Broadcasting Area or Council of Europe can participate.

  source
• MrNesser@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I still don’t understand how they came in 2nd

  source

  • ReluctantlyZen@ani.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Votes are pretty easily astroturfed. You vote by buying votes and can vote more than once if you have multiple debit and credit cards

    source
  • Zorque@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Because all the people who didn’t like them boycotted it.

    source

    • davepleasebehave@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      and their votes were split over multiple countries. the AstroTurf gang only have to convince a few hundred people to bit multiple times for Israel and they look popular. it helps construct a narrative that most people agree with Israel.

      And it’s cheap as well.

      source
  • khannie@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    You can vote up to 20 times in the public vote. It’s scandalous.

    source
• ji59@hilariouschaos.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I was surprised too, but I can tolerate Israel as being close enough. But having Australia in Eurovision is completely insane.

  source

  • Lenins_Dumbbell@lemmygrad.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Yeah idk about you but most people really can’t tolerate a country committing genocide in real time

    source
• makingrain@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  You could’ve masked your hatred by including Australia in there too.

  source

  • Corporal_Punishment@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    They’re literally murdering thousands of people, but me questioning why a non-european country is participating in a european event is hatred?

    Bore off

    source

    • makingrain@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Why not say that, instead of beating round the bullshit bush? Numpty.

      source

      • tenebrisnox@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Is asking why Australia IS allowed to take part - but the USA not also hatred?

        source

        • -> View More Comments