Misinformation about COVID is over the line. Losing 60% of worldwide streaming income by leaving SPOTIFY is a very big deal, a costly move, but worth it for our integrity and our beliefs. I was to personally thank Merck and HIPGNOSIS for standing with me. The company HIPGNOSIS now has part of my publishing and I am very happy with their support.
My deal with Merck Mercuriadis and HIPGNOSIS began on January 1, 2021. And those fans still wouldn't trust mainstream news sources.Young wrote, in part, via his official website, “I want to thank my partners for standing with me. On Sunday's Reliable Sources, CNN's chief media correspondent Brian Stelter asked if there should be a more realistic way to approach this "whack-a-mole of bans."Ĭulture writer Kat Rosenfield compared Rogan to a "weed that sprang up outside the mainstream media." Even if the host is deplatformed, she said, his fans will still listen to him and there wouldn't be a dent in the spread of his messaging. Is banning spreaders of misinformation effective? The statement did not specifically mention Rogan's show.Īnd Bren Brown, who is behind "Unlocking Us" and "Dare to Lead," tweeted Saturday that she will not be releasing any podcasts until further notice. "We look to Spotify to meet this moment and are committed to continuing our work together as it does," the spokesperson added. The growing list of musicians and personalities calling out Spotify follows Neil Young and then Joni Mitchell asking for their music to be removed from the platform.Ī spokesperson for Archewell, the foundation run by Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, said the couple have expressed concern to Spotify over Covid-19 misinformation. "These are rules of the road to guide all of our creators - from those we work with exclusively to those whose work is shared across multiple platforms," CEO and co-founder Daniel Ek said in a statement. Spotify will also for the first time publicly post its long-standing Platform Rules, which were originally developed by its internal team. The advisory will direct listeners to a Covid-19 hub that will include links to trusted sources, the company said. Spotify said it is adding a content advisory to any podcast episode that includes discussion about Covid-19. Spotify responded to criticism it has received regarding Covid-19 content Sunday after a number of prominent artists said they will leave the platform if it continues to host comedian Joe Rogan, whose podcast has spread misleading and inaccurate claims about vaccines and the virus, CNN reported. What did Joe Rogan say about COVID? Spotify made rules covering misinformation after Neil Young and Joni Mitchell asked to leave over his podcast.
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