![]() ![]() Some news outlets wrote that Young’s statement saying he was removing his music from the platform was in fact a demand that Spotify censor Joe Rogan. ![]() Spotify has a responsibility to mitigate the spread of misinformation on its platform, though the company presently has no misinformation policy.” Not both.” Rolling Stone also quoted Young, writing, “With an estimated 11 million listeners per episode, JRE, which is hosted exclusively on Spotify, is the world’s largest podcast and has tremendous influence. ![]() Young then wrote, “I want you to let Spotify know immediately TODAY that I want all my music off their platform. Please act on this immediately today and keep me informed of the time schedule.” ![]() It stated, in part, “I am doing this because Spotify is spreading fake information about vaccines-potentially causing death to those who believe the disinformation being spread by them. On Monday, shares of Spotify Technology jumped 13.6 percent in value, a recovery of the more than $4 billion it had lost after Neil Young published a series of scathing letters on his website beginning on January 24, demanding that his music be removed from the platform.Īccording to Rolling Stone, Young addressed his first letter-which has since been removed from his website-to his manager and a Warner Music Group executive. Without ever mentioning Neil Young or Joe Rogan, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek posted a statement on the company news feed that admitted the $40 billion corporation has had policies for “what is acceptable and what is not” for many years, but “we haven’t been transparent around the policies that guide our content more broadly.”Įk went on to say that Spotify was making public for the first time its platform rules and adding “a content advisory to any podcast episode that includes a discussion about COVID-19.” Ek also said the advisory would direct listeners to its global COVID-19 Hub that includes “data-driven facts, up-to-date information as shared by scientists, physicians, academics and public health authorities around the world, as well as links to trusted sources.” On Sunday, the audio streaming service Spotify publicly responded to a growing number of artists who have joined rock star Neil Young and removed their music from the platform in response to the spreading of misinformation about the pandemic by the platform’s featured podcaster Joe Rogan. ![]()
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