During his appearance on the show, Malone echoed alt-right and alt-medicine talking points that have undermined the combined efforts of the medical and scientific communities to pull us out of a once-in-a-century pandemic. Young and the legion of medical experts who called out Spotify’s seemingly non-existent content moderation have taken particular issue with a recent episode of The Joe Rogan Experience featuring a discussion with Dr. In response to the ultimatum posed by Young, Spotify made a quick and predictable choice to back Rogan, the pillar of their massive investment into podcasting in recent years. “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,” Young wrote in his original post. In a since-deleted note to his management team and label (Reprise Records via Warner Music) posted to his website, Young cited an open letter to Spotify from hundreds of doctors, scientists, and medical professionals who called on the streamer to either enact a protocol for COVID-19 and vaccine conspiracies being openly peddled by Rogan on his podcast or simply be clear about what those protocols actually are. In fact, the folk-rock legend demanded it. The streamer has doubled-down on its resident elk-meat-weed-and-supplement-fueled podcasting superstar, Joe Rogan, with the swift removal of Neil Young‘s catalog from their platform. It wasn’t a random eviction. “Deleted Spotify” and “ Bye Spotify” should be somewhere in the mix. Take a quick scan of your trending tab on Twitter. The streamer made a quick and very predictable choice.
Photo Credit: Louis Grasse/PxImages/Icon Sportswire Earlier this week, Neil Young forced Spotify to pick his catalog or Joe Rogan’s conspiracy-peddling podcast. Neil Young has taken particular issue with a recent episode of The Joe Rogan Experience featuring a discussion with anti-vaccine peddler Dr.
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