The coalition called for Spotify to “establish a clear and public policy to moderate misinformation on its platform” to restrict potentially harmful content about the pandemic. These actions are not only objectionable and offensive, but also medically and culturally dangerous.It all started back in late December when a small community of medical professionals, scientists, and professors posted an open letter to Spotify in response to their exclusive podcast “The Joe Rogan Experience,” which they said had been promoting baseless conspiracy theories and misinformation about COVID. Malone is one of two recent JRE guests who has compared pandemic policies to the Holocaust. “Many of these statements have already been discredited. Malone used the JRE platform to further promote numerous baseless claims, including several falsehoods about COVID-19 vaccines and an unfounded theory that societal leaders have “hypnotized” the public,” that letter reads. Robert Malone, a virologist banned from Twitter for spreading misinformation about COVID-19. The company has faced criticism over its relationship with its star podcaster for a number reasons since the ink dried on the deal, including controversies over Rogan’s penchant for making transphobic remarks and hosting guests critical of the transgender community.Įarlier this month, a coalition of nearly 300 medical professionals penned an open letter to Spotify urging the company to implement rules around misinformation after Rogan hosted Dr. Spotify bought exclusive rights to the Joe Rogan Experience in 2020 in a deal worth north of $100 million. Spotify has a responsibility to mitigate the spread of misinformation on its platform, though the company presently has no misinformation policy.” “… JRE, which is hosted exclusively on Spotify, is the world’s largest podcast and has tremendous influence.
Not both,” Young wrote in a since-deleted open letter viewed by Rolling Stone. “I want you to let Spotify know immediately TODAY that I want all my music off their platform. Neil Young is threatening to pull his music from Spotify over concerns that the company’s exclusive deal with podcaster Joe Rogan is helping fuel the anti-vaccine movement.
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