'I am doing this because Spotify is spreading fake information about vaccines – potentially causing death to those who believe the disinformation being spread by them. Not both,' continued Young, who is married to Blade Runner actress Daryl Hannah, 61. 'I want you to let Spotify know immediately TODAY that I want all my music off their platform … They can have Rogan or Young. 'Spotify has a responsibility to mitigate the spread of misinformation on its platform, though the company presently has no misinformation policy.' 'With an estimated 11 million listeners per episode, JRE, which is hosted exclusively on Spotify, is the world's largest podcast and has tremendous influence,' he writes. In a now-deleted letter that the singer posted online on Tuesday, he specifically took aim at comedian and podcaster Rogan, who signed a $100 million deal with Spotify in May 2020, giving them exclusive rights to his show The Joe Rogan Experience. investment fund Hipgnosis Songs last year, reportedly for $150 million, and it remains unclear whether the split ownership of Young's catalogue means he has the right to make this demand. Not both'īut the singer sold 50 percent of his catalogue to U.K. "Spotify has a responsibility to mitigate the spread of misinformation on its platform, though the company presently has no misinformation policy," he wrote.In the now-deleted online letter, he specifically took aim at comedian and podcaster Rogan, saying: 'I want you to let Spotify know immediately TODAY that I want all my music off their platform … They can have Rogan or Young. Young has six million followers himself on Spotify, but noted that the Joe Rogan Experience's "tremendous influence" concerns him. That never went anywhere, but rival services including Apple Music, Amazon Music and Spotify have since launched both "lossless" high-definition and surround-sound audio options that significantly boost quality. The same year, he created the Pono music player designed for high-quality audio, and in 2016 announced a streaming service that adapted music quality based on your internet speed. Young previously removed his music from Spotify over objections that the quality was too low at the time. Spotify CEO Daniel Ek has previously said that he doesn't believe the platform has editorial responsibility over podcasts. The episode prompted a group of over 1,000 doctors, nurses, scientists and educators to send an open letter to Spotify demanding that it create a misinformation policy. Malone made baseless claims about COVID-19, saying a "mass formation psychosis" led people to believe the vaccines were effective. Robert Malone, who says he's one of the creators of mRNA technology. Most recently, Rogan hosted virologist Dr.
Spotify has a responsibility to mitigate the spread of misinformation on its platform, though the company presently has no misinformation policy.
You can disable notifications at any time in your settings menu. It's been controversial since it was launched, however, with Rogan allowing conspiracy theorists like InfoWars' Alex Jones on his show. Spotify signed Joe Rogan to a reported multiyear, $100 million+ deal, and his The Joe Rogan Experience is now the world's most popular podcast with up to 11 million listeners on average. We're trying to figure this out right now." As it stands now, his music is still available on Spotify. "He's very upset about this disinformation. "It's something that's really important to Neil," said Gironda. The content of the letter was confirmed to The Daily Beast by Young's manager, Frank Gironda. "I am doing this because Spotify is spreading fake information about vaccines - potentially causing death to those who believe ," he said. In a now-deleted letter, Young reportedly asked his management team and record label to remove his songs from the platform. Canadian musician Neil Young is not pleased to be sharing Spotify's platform with podcast star Joe Rogan, according to Rolling Stone.