Rogan Controversy Continues: Spotify Will Add Warning To Covid Content After Boycott, Market Plunge

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Spotify CEO Daniel Ek attempted damage control Sunday afternoon as the streaming service comes under fire for Covid-19 misinformation shared on its “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast.

Sunday that the company has “heard the criticism and we’re implementing changes to combat misinformation,” referring to but not explicitly referencing the recent controversy surrounding Spotify’s “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast.

Spotify will add a content warning to episodes talking about Covid-19 and linking to coronavirus podcasts from reputable news sources, Ek said in a published Sunday, though there is no mention that podcasts that promote false or misleading claims about the coronavirus will be given special treatment compared to episodes featuring factual discussion.

Spotify will only bar Covid-19 misinformation content on one of four grounds, according to its content released Sunday: saying that approved vaccines are intended to kill people, claiming Covid-19 is not real, encouraging people to intentionally get Covid-19 or promoting the consumption of bleach for medical treatment.

 

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Too little. Too late.

If I don't like something I turn it off. I don't need others to make that call. Do you? Really?

Not enough.

Hes a comedian who smokes weed, drinks, and spews banter on his podcast. I listen to him for my entertainment, not for medical advice. People who cling onto his every word for medical advice need to find better sources, and people complaining about him: listen to something else.

Was Trump's Admin hijacked by liberal Dems & D.C. insiders through NIH/Fauci, EcoHealthAlliance, Wuhan Institute of Virology, the Chinese Govnt., WHO & mainstream media? Why did research shut down for yrs under Obama restart? Was humanity placed at ultimate risk because of it?

If this is Spotify’s response, don’t buy the dip. These are the first mis-steps leading to more losses, it’s enviable.

could you put warning labels on your content? Encouraging people to borrow after the worlds biggest stimulus package in history was rolled out. People kill themselves over financial problems. You were wrong about inflation too, which is 'misinfo'

too late eldsjal i'm now a Tidal subscriber. you're contributing to the decline of America.

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