Various figures – including Donald Trump Jr – had pointed out that Young no longer had control over his master recordings after he sold a 50% stake to the publishing company Hipgnosis in January 2021. These people believe Spotify would never present grossly unfactual information. He said he made the decision because of worries that young Spotify users were “impressionable and easy to swing to the wrong side of the truth. In the wake of the catalogue deletion announcement, Young posted a new message on his website further castigating Spotify as “the home of life-threatening Covid misinformation.
“This is not only a scientific or medical concern it is a sociological issue of devastating proportions and Spotify is responsible for allowing this activity to thrive on its platform,” the letter read. The letter highlighted a highly controversial episode from December that features Robert Malone, a virologist who was involved in the mRNA vaccine technology that led to some of the leading Covid-19 vaccines but has since been criticised for spreading vaccine misinformation. This month, 270 doctors, scientists, healthcare professionals and professors wrote an open letter to Spotify, expressing concern about medical misinformation on Rogan’s podcast. Since the pandemic, Rogan, who has legions of devoted followers, has repeatedly spread misleading and false claims.
We regret Neil’s decision to remove his music from Spotify, but hope to welcome him back soon,” the spokesperson said. We have detailed content policies in place and we’ve removed over 20,000 podcast episodes related to Covid since the start of the pandemic. With that comes great responsibility in balancing both safety for listeners and freedom for creators. “We want all the world’s music and audio content to be available to Spotify users. Not both.”Ī Spotify spokesperson confirmed to the Hollywood Reporter on Wednesday that the platform was taking down Young’s music. The musician added: “I want you to let Spotify know immediately TODAY that I want all my music off their platform … They can have Rogan or Young.
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