In 2015 he did so after citing sound-quality issues. It's not the first time the 'Rockin' In The Free World' singer has removed his music from Spotify. 'It is a sociological issue of devastating proportions and Spotify is responsible for allowing this activity to thrive on its platform,' read the letter.

Young's move followed the publication in December of an open letter from 270 doctors, physicians and professors to Spotify, asking the service to 'moderate misinformation on its platform.' 'We regret Neil's decision to remove his music from Spotify,' the service said, 'but hope to welcome him back soon.' We have detailed content policies in place and we've removed over 20,000 podcast episodes related to Covid since the start of the pandemic.' With that comes great responsibility in balancing both safety for listeners and freedom for creators. In a statement widely available across US media Spotify said Wednesday that 'we want all the world's music and audio content to be available to Spotify users.

Rogan has discouraged vaccination in young people and promoted the off-label use of the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin to treat the virus. Rogan has a multi-year exclusive deal with Spotify, reportedly to the tune of $100 million, and a massive following.īut critics say his podcast is a platform for peddling conspiracy theories and disinformation, particularly over Covid-19. Young had 2.4 million followers and over six million monthly listeners on the popular streaming platform. The Wall Street Journal, which first reported that the removal was confirmed. His music was expected to come down within hours Wednesday evening, according to 'I realized I could not continue to support SPOTIFY's life threatening misinformation to the music loving public.'

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