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Spotify buys Dublin media company Kinzen as it battles online misinformation

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The Irish firm’s technology analyses potential harmful content and hate speech

Spotify has acquired Dublin-based media company Kinzen for an undisclosed fee as it looks to improve safety on its platform.

Kinzen, which helps to identify misinformation and hate speech, was set up by former RTE Prime Time presenter Mark Little and entrepreneur and journalist Aine Kerr. The pair previously worked together at Social media agency Storyful, which Little founded before selling it to Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp in 2013 in an €18 million deal.

 

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