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This Thursday morning, dozens of conservatives took to social media to show their support for Spotify
after it became known that the platform has decided not to turn its back on “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast, and say ‘goodbye’ to the music of the Canadian singer Neil Young.
Just a few days after the interpreter of “Heart of Gold” expressed his discontent towards the platform for having a podcast in its digital catalog where misinformation about the coronavirus is being shared, Spotify made their position clear and announced that their music will soon no longer be available in their library
.
Through a statement, the entertainment giant confirmed that they would be removing the Canadian’s discography and regretted the famous decision, although the doors were left open to “say hello welcome again soon”.
As expected, the news quickly went viral on social networks and while some Internet users disapproved of the music app’s decision, there was a group that was more than happy with the position in favor of Joe Rogan: the conservatives.
Such was the case of commentator Nick Adams, who through his Twitter account stated that: “ Neil Young is a man of 76 years that has not been relevant in 40 years, but somehow he thinks he can make Spotify decide between him and him. America’s most popular podcast.
For his part, comedian Tim Young did not want to speak out about it and tweeted: “Joe Rogan 1 – Neil Young 0“. Likewise, the Republican candidate Lavern Spicer said: “Neil Young was canceled while trying to cancel Joe Rogan.”
Spotify takes action against disinformation about Covid-19
In addition to breaking the news of Neil Young’s departure, Spotify stated that it took action after being labeled “the home of COVID misinformation that threatens the life, with lies that can be sold for money”
That is, he worked for balance “both safety for listeners, and freedom for creators”, deleting more than 20,000 COVID-related podcast episodes-19, according to their content policies.
It was the past 24 in January when Rolling Stone magazine published a note shared by Young’s team, where he made it more than clear that he was not interested in his music being part of the music platform as long as Spotify had spaces that fostered misinformation about Covid-19.
“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 “, reads the publication.
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