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Spotify finally explains its COVID-19 misinformation policy, but hints Joe Rogan is safe

Following weeks of criticism over Spotify’s controversial podcast host Joe Rogan and the company’s opaque approach to moderating potentially harmful inaccurate content about COVID-19 on its platform, the CEO of the popular streaming service Daniel Ek acknowledged Sunday that “we haven’t been transparent around the policies that guide our content…

Los Angeles Times

Spotify to add advisories to podcasts discussing COVID-19

Spotify chief executive Daniel Ek said the advisories will roll out in the coming days.

Chicago Sun-Times

Spotify to add Covid content advisory labels in response to Joe Rogan misinformation controversy

Move came hours after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle expressed ‘concerns’

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Spotify to add advisories to podcasts discussing COVID-19

Spotify said Sunday that it will add content advisories before podcasts discussing the coronavirus

The Independent UK

Podcaster Joe Rogan responds to Spotify controversy over promotion of virus misinformation

Podcaster Joe Rogan says he was only seeking to have conversations with people who have "different opinions", in response to criticism over his podcasts spreading virus misinformation.

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Prince Harry, Meghan express 'concerns' over COVID-19 misinformation on Spotify

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have “concerns” about how Spotify has allowed and promoted the spread of COVID-19 misinformation on its platform.

Tribune News Service

Spotify and Welsh language music: A global audience but 'pennies' from it

Ahead of Dydd Miwsig Cymru or 'Welsh Language Music Day', we spoke to teenage duo Alffa and some of Wales' other most successful musicians on the streaming service

Wales Online

Harry and Meghan to keep with £18m Spotify deal despite Covid misinformation 'concerns'

Couple signed a lucrative deal with the streaming giant to host and produce podcasts

Wales Online

Harry and Meghan to continue Spotify work despite misinformation ‘concerns’

The couple have recently been facing pressure over the partnership as artists ditch the platform amid a Covid-19 misinformation controversy.

The Independent UK

UK's Harry and Meghan voice concern to Spotify over COVID-19 misinformation

Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have expressed their concern to Spotify about COVID-19 misinformation on its platform and are committed to continuing to work with the company, a spokesperson for their Archewell foundation said on Sunday.

Reuters

Nils Lofgren latest musician to remove music from Spotify in support of Neil Young

Crazy Horse and E Street Band musician expressed his solidarity with Young

The Independent UK

Harry and Meghan urge Spotify to ‘stop spreading misinformation’ amid Covid row

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex said they would continue to work with the platform despite concerns

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The Guardian - US

Joe Rogan: rise of a highly controversial cultural power

In a row over Covid misinformation, Spotify sided with the wildly successful podcast host over Neil Young

The Guardian - UK

Podcasts were meant to revive Spotify. Now it’s on the culture war frontline

Neil Young versus Joe Rogan is a PR disaster and a sign the digital platform has lost its way

The Guardian - UK

Spotify to add advisory notices to podcasts mentioning Covid; protests in Prague over curbs – as it happened

Czech demonstrators are opposed to measures such as a restaurant ban for the unvaccinated; Harry and Meghan express concerns to Spotify about misinformation on platform

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James Blunt jokes he will release new music if Spotify does not remove Joe Rogan podcast

James Blunt has joked on social media that he will release new music if Spotify does not remove podcaster Joe Rogan from the streaming platform.

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Chicago Sun-Times

Joni Mitchell joining Neil Young in protest over Spotify, Joe Rogan

"Irresponsible people are spreading lies that are costing people their lives," Joni Mitchell said. "I stand in solidarity with Neil Young and the global scientific and medical communities on this issue."

The Guardian - UK

James Blunt jokes he will release new music on Spotify in Rogan protest

Singer-songwriter adds his own twist to boycott by Joni Mitchell and Neil Young over platform’s promotion of anti-vax podcasts

Benzinga

Joni Mitchell Follows Neil Young Off Spotify In Protest Of Joe Rogan's COVID-Related Content

Singer/songwriter Joni Mitchell has hailed the moral equivalent of a big yellow taxi to take her away from Spotify Technology SA (NYSE: SPOT), following Neil Young’s

Daily Mirror

Harry and Meghan 'ask to meet Spider-Man couple Tom Holland and Zendaya'

Harry and Meghan are locked into a mega deal with streaming giant Spotify to produce podcasts but have yet to do more than a one-of with the pair tipped to be in talks with Spider-Man couple Tom Holland and Zendaya to appear on the show

Daily Mirror

Joni Mitchell joins Neil Young in demanding Spotify remove her music over anti-vax row

Joni Mitchell has become the latest US singer to demand her music collection is pulled from Spotify amid the ongoing controversy surrounding the streaming service's promotion of Joe Rogan 's anti-vaccine views in his podcast

Tribune News Service

Lionel Laurent: Spotify’s Joe Rogan drama feels like a Facebook moment

“Neil who?” You can imagine the snickering from some quarters of the tech world after rocker Neil Young demanded in a now-deleted post that music-streaming platform Spotify choose between hosting his music or popular podcaster Joe Rogan — whom he accused of spreading COVID-19 misinformation.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Joni Mitchell Says She's Removing Music from Spotify

Joni Mitchell has pledged to remove her music from Spotify, just a few days after fellow singer-songwriter icon Neil Young did the same. In a note on her official website titled "I Stand With Neil Young!," Mitchell wrote: "I've decided to remove all my music from Spotify. Irresponsible people are…

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