Spotify Adds COVID Content Advisory Tab 2 Months After Controversial Joe Rogan Content
Spotify will have a COVID-19 content advisory tab that will direct listeners to an information hub with proper details anytime the coronavirus is mentioned.
The move comes to stop the spread of misinformation about COVID. Many criticized Spotify following some controversial content had been posted on “The Joe Rogan Experience,” which led to several musicians completely boycotting the platform.
Rogan insisted that he is not trying to encourage any misinformation.
“I’m not trying to promote misinformation, I’m not trying to be controversial,” he said at the time of the accusations. “I’ve never tried to do anything with this podcast other than to just talk to people.”
Spotify bought the exclusive streaming rights to “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast in about a $200 million deal.
Spotify agreed to not censor Rogan but to offer access to public health resources.
"We should have clear lines around content and take action when they are crossed, but canceling voices is a slippery slope," Spotify CEO Daniel Ek said in a memo sent to staff in February.
Rogan’s content being accused of encouraging conspiracy theories led to artists like Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Nils Lofgren, Graham Nash, India Arie, David Crosby and Stephen Stills to request to remove their music from Spotify .
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