Neil Young
has announced that he will withdraw from
Spotify
if they continue to broadcast the most popular
podcast
in the United States,
The Joe Rogan Experience
, from which this comedian and presenter spreads conspiracy theories about Covid and recommends children and young people not to get vaccinated.
"I want you to let Spotify know immediately today that I want all my music off their platform.
They can have Rogan or Young. Not both
," says the veteran Canadian singer in a letter to his management team and his record company. (Warner) and picked up by
Rolling Stone
magazine .
At the moment, both Young's music and
The Joe Rogan Experience
podcast are still available on the platform , including an episode in which he interviews Dr.
Robert Malone
, suspended on
for spreading false information about
Covid-19
and comparing public policies against the pandemic with the Holocaust.
Protest of 270 doctors and scientists
A letter signed by 270 American doctors and scientists warned
Spotify
a few weeks ago that it was allowing the dissemination of theories that damage public confidence in scientific research and health recommendations.
The letter also highlights that the program of former athlete
Joe Rogan
, who was signed exclusively by
Spotify
in 2020 for 100 million dollars, has an audience of 11 million listeners per episode, with an average age of 24 years.
This group of scientists adds that precisely in the range of 12 to 34 years there are 12 times more chances of being hospitalized for
Covid
if you are not immunized, according to data from the State of
Washington
.
The author of
Harvest
already withdrew all his songs from
streaming
services in 2015 due to poor sound quality, although in 2019 he decided to return: "It's where people access music and I want people to listen to my music," Young conceded. .
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