Spotify faces boycott over lies about Covid-19

Rock star Neil Young withdrew his music from Spotify in protest of Spotify’s Joe Rogan podcast that disseminated lies about Covid-19. Other musicians followed Young’s lead while Spotify opted to keep the Rogan podcast. (CBS News, February 1, 2022, by The Associated Press)

Spotify said the company was committed to free expression and said they would put warnings on podcasts about Covid-19 and direct listeners to reliable information. (The New York Times, January 1, 2022, by Kevin Roose)

Eamonn Forde, Forbes, January 25, 2022, writes, that Spotify and other streaming platforms will continue to contend with “how to balance the needs of free speech versus a moral and ethical duty not to facilitate, condone and amplify dangerous and damaging voices and opinions…”

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