If 270 scientists failed to bring Spotify down, maybe Neil Young will have more clout, or precisely his music catalog.
The cult artist has just threatened the platform to remove all his songs from their service if it continues to host Joe Rogan's podcast.
The latter regularly relays conspiracy theories on the vaccine against Covid-19, advises dangerous treatments against the virus and regularly questions scientific studies.
With 11 million listeners per episode, as the scientists who tried to alert Spotify earlier this year noted, his words have "considerable influence".
“Spotify has a responsibility to stop the spread of false information on its platform, yet the company still does not have a policy on misinformation,” the health professionals also lamented in their open letter.
him or me
A request to which Neil Young adheres, who got angry in a much less polite way than the scientists.
“I want you to tell Spotify immediately that I want to remove all my music from their platform.
They can have Rogan or Young, but not both, ”he wrote in his missive, since deleted, but relayed by
Variety
.
The committed artist also recalled the responsibility of the service in the "spread of false information on vaccines - potentially causing the death of those who believe the bad information they disseminate".
The Joe Rogan Experience
is the most listened to podcast on Spotify.
The Guardian
recalls that in 2020, the show's creator signed a $100 million exclusive deal with the streaming service.
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