![]() ![]() On Thursday, Spotify said the company has “detailed content policies in place and we’ve removed over 20,000 podcast episodes related to COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic”. He has falsely suggested that millions of people have been hypnotised into believing that the vaccines work to prevent serious disease, and has suggested that hospitalised are financially incentivised to wrongfully diagnose deaths as caused by COVID-19. Last month, Rogan interviewed Dr Robert Malone, an infectious disease specialist who has been banned from Twitter for spreading COVID misinformation. ![]() Rogan, a TV host, comedian, and MMA commentator, has repeatedly stirred controversy with his views on the pandemic, government mandates and vaccines to control the spread of the coronavirus. In May 2020, Rogan, 54, signed an exclusive deal with Spotify reportedly worth more than $100m for his show “The Joe Rogan Experience”, which remains the top-rated programme on the platform. On Monday, Rolling Stone reported that the 76-year-old rock titan Neil Young sent a letter telling his management team and record label that Spotify would have to choose. misinformation and inaccuracies surrounding vaccinations even going so far as having his music removed from Spotify in a. (Rich Fury / John Shearer / Invision/AP) By Christi Carras Staff Writer Jan. Neil Young to Play Deep Cuts on First Solo Tour in Four Years. Unlike Facebook or Instagram, Spotify has no publicly available anti-misinformation policy.“These young people believe Spotify would never present grossly unfactual information,” he said. Musicians Neil Young, left, and Joni Mitchell have removed some of their music from Spotify. In 2020, Rogan signed an exclusive distribution deal with the company which is said to be worth about $100 million, and in September the broadcaster was quick to defend his paymasters, telling his audience, "Spotify has asked me to change nothing. Spotify is enabling its hosted media to damage public trust in scientific research and sow doubt in the credibility of data-driven guidance offered by medical professionals.” It read: "By allowing the propagation of false and societally harmful assertions. The letter was prompted by an episode that promoted the widely discredited theory of " mass formation hypnosis". The statement didn't explain why Spotify had removed 20,000 podcast episodes that fell foul of their content guidelines, but not the episode of Rogan's podcast that had prompted the 270 medical professionals to complain. "We regret Neil’s decision to remove his music from Spotify, but hope to welcome him back soon." Earlier this week, Young had asked the music-streaming service to remove his music from its library in. Check out the tour dates, featuring special guest Chris Pierce, below. Earlier this week, Young told paid subscribers of Neil Young Archives that the solo acoustic shows will feature songs that he’s never performed live before. We have detailed content policies in place and we’ve removed over 20,000 podcast episodes related to Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic. Now his fans are, too, and they’re telling Spotify about it. Neil Young has announced a tourhis first since 2019. With that comes great responsibility in balancing both safety for listeners and freedom for creators. Young's back catalogue has now been removed from the platform.Ī spokesman for Spotify wrote, "We want all the world’s music and audio content to be available to Spotify users. "I want you to let Spotify know immediately today that I want all my music off their platform,” he wrote. In an earlier, now-deleted post on his website, Young had issued Spotify with an ultimatum. ![]()
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