06.12.2025 11:57
Some users on social media claim that they received copyright warnings from an account that uses the name "Allah" due to the call to prayer heard in their videos on YouTube. This has raised questions about the copyright system on digital platforms and how algorithms function.
An interesting claim has been circulating on social media recently. Some users have stated that they received copyright warnings for videos they uploaded to YouTube because the sound of the call to prayer (azan) was heard in the background, and that the copyright holder appeared to be an account using the name "Allah." The claim quickly sparked widespread discussion.
USER NAMED "ALLAH" RECEIVED COPYRIGHT FOR CALL TO PRAYER SOUND
According to users, the call to prayer sound that unintentionally appears in the videos can be detected by YouTube's automatic content recognition system as a music piece or a copyrighted audio recording. Following this situation, the platform marks the video as a "copyright infringement" and notifies the name of the copyright holder. This means that when you receive a copyright claim, you get a notification saying "Allah has claimed copyright against you." Some users argue that it is disturbing and controversial for the copyright holder's name to appear as "Allah."
CALL TO PRAYER SOUND IS A PART OF DAILY LIFE
The claims have also brought criticisms regarding the functioning of automatic copyright systems on digital platforms to the forefront. Social media users point out that it is illogical for the call to prayer sound, which is a natural part of daily life, to be perceived as copyrighted content, expressing concerns that this approach could lead to completely natural environmental sounds like wind noise, rain sounds, or street noise being included under copyright in the future.
FAMOUS RAPPER'S SONG STARTS WITH CALL TO PRAYER SOUND
Similar discussions have occurred in the past, as criticisms arose on digital platforms due to the song "Kusura Bakma" by the famous rapper Hakan Aydın, known as "Block 3," starting with the sound of the call to prayer.