Not both.”Īfter removing his music, Spotify said it regretted “Neil’s decision … but hope to welcome him back soon”. Last week, musician Neil Young asked his management to remove his music from Spotify, citing misinformation on Rogan’s podcast: “I am doing this because Spotify is spreading false information about vaccines – potentially causing death to those who believe the disinformation being spread by them … They can have Rogan or Young. It has not been proved to be effective at preventing or treating Covid. He has also promoted the use of ivermectin, an anti-parasitic treatment used mainly on animals, to treat Covid symptoms. Rogan, a comedian and host of The Joe Rogan Experience, has sparked controversy for repeatedly spreading misinformation about Covid on his show, including the conspiracy theory that hospitals are financially incentivised to record Covid as cause of death. “To our knowledge, this content advisory is the first of its kind by a major podcast platform,” he added.
We have had rules in place for many years but admittedly, we haven’t been transparent around the policies that guide our content more broadly,” Ek’s statement said.Įk wrote that the content advisories will roll out “around the world in the coming days.” “You’ve had a lot of questions over the last few days about our platform policies and the lines we have drawn between what is acceptable and what is not.
Users who break the rule could see their content removed from the platform and repeat offenders could be suspended or banned. Examples include calling Covid “a hoax or not real” or “encouraging people to purposely get infected with Covid-19 in order to build immunity to it”.
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