White House press secretary Jen Psaki agreed that adding a COVID-19 content advisor to podcasts that discussed vaccines would be “ a positive step. ” It’s unclear if Ek agrees with Joe Rogan’s statements or whether he doesn’t want to associate with Rogan’s ideas solely. ”Įk goes on to say that scaling the Spotify business “ …will mean having content on Spotify that many of us may not be proud to be associated with.
He also said that Rogan’s podcast was important to Spotify’s “ achieving (their) bold ambitions.
On the “ Spotify Platform Rules ” page, “ COVID-19 Misinformation ” includes encouraging bleach consumption, saying that vaccines lead to death, among other things.Įk will be working on adding a content advisory to podcast episodes that discuss COVID-19. He admitted that Spotify hasn’t been transparent about what constitutes misinformation and what doesn’t. Spotify CEO Daniel Ek responded to the controversy on January 30th, explaining that his platform won’t be a “ content censor, ” but plans to make Spotify’s terms easier to find. The latest news on Bruce Springsteen suggests that his band member, Nils Lofgren, has also pulled his music. More musicians are joining in on the protest, including India Arie. Since the letter’s original publication on January 12th, 1,000 more professionals have signed it.
Young included an open letter that contained signatures from over 250 researchers, professors, and medical professionals that wanted to pull COVID misinformation from the platform. “ I want you to let Spotify know immediately TODAY that I want all my music off their platform… I am doing this because Spotify is spreading fake information about vaccines – potentially causing death to those who believe the disinformation being spread by them. Neil Young began the protest after writing to his record label and manager the following: Spotify, Joe Rogan, and The White House have weighed in their opinions. Since then, a handful of musicians have joined the protest.
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