Spotify CEO Daniel Ek says he “strongly” condemns Joe Rogan’s use of the n-word and other derogatory comments toward Black people but remains firm in his decision to keep the podcaster on the platform in order to “[elevate] all types of creators.” Last Thursday, the musician India Arie — who has said she will remove her music […]
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Spotify has quietly removed more than 110 episodes of Joe Rogan’s podcast following criticism from celebrities. The podcaster, whose series The Joe Rogan Experience is one of the platform’s most popular podcasts, has come under fire for promoting the spread of Covid-19 “misinformation”. Musician Neil Young led a boycott of the service, which has since seen his music, alongside Joni […]
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Spotify has announced they will start applying advisory labels to their content whenever the coronavirus pandemic is discussed. This comes as the streaming service continues to face public outcry over Covid-19 misinformation aired on Joe Rogan’s podcast. Spotify CEO Daniel Ek released a public statement defending the platform’s need to balance the creative freedom of their content creators with user safety. […]
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Spotify will remove Neil Young’s music from its platform, per his request, following his objections to Joe Rogan’s statements about the Covid-19 vaccine on his Spotify-hosted show. The music is expected to be removed later Wednesday. A rep for Spotify said in a statement to Variety: “We want all the world’s music and audio content to be available to Spotify […]
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