![]() ![]() ![]() It’s quite unclear: what are you allowed to do and not allowed to do? Rogan has somehow avoided crossing the line.” She explained: “ could be broader to encompass more general medical misinformation, and also more specific about what is the line they draw. Richards also noted that Spotify hadn’t removed several of Rogan’s episodes “despite a hefty amount of misinformation” that violated its own internal policy, according to Ek’s blog post, and called for clearer guidelines. ![]() Meanwhile, Abbie Richards, who helped mobilise the efforts to write the letter, called it the “definition of too little, too late” and told Rolling Stone that warning labels could actually increase scepticism about real news, as well as fake stories or misinformation. Neil Young told Spotify to remove his music catalogue from the app over its association with Rogan, whose podcast has been called out over vaccine misinformation (2019 Invision) ![]() On Monday (31 January), Rolling Stone reported that Dr Katrine Wallace, an epidemiologist who co-authored the open letter against Spotify, argued that its response was “more spectacle than substance”. Now, those doctors, nurses, scientists and healthcare workers who first questioned Spotify’s content policy have described called their plan to combat misinformation “too little, too late”. On Sunday (30 January), Spotify CEO Daniel Ek addressed the backlash in a blog post without naming Rogan.Įk shared the company’s internal content management policy and also announced its decision to add Covid-19 advisory labels on relevant content. The company has a $100m exclusivity contract with Rogan for his show. Refusing to cut ties with Rogan, Spotify complied with the musicians’ requests to delete their music from its app, prompting further criticism from fans. The letter prompted the hashtag #BoycottSpotify to trend on social media, with users posting their plans to unsubscribe from the world’s biggest music streaming service.Īfter Neil Young told Spotify to remove his catalogue from their platform earlier this month, others like Joni Mitchell and Crazy Horse guitarist Nils Lofgren joined “in solidarity” with the 76-year-old “over lies costing people their lives”. ![]()
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