Spotify announced that it will begin guiding users of podcasts discussing Covid-19 to factual information about the pandemic.
Spotify announced Sunday that it will begin targeting users of podcasts who discuss covid-19 to factual information about the pandemic, after a dispute prompted folk-rock legend Neil Young to take his music off the platform.
The president and founder of Spotify, Daniel Ek, said in a statement that “We are working to add additional content to any podcast that includes a discussion of COVID-19.”
“This new effort to combat disinformation will be launched in the country and in the world in the coming days,” he added.
This announcement comes after a controversy started by the American-Canadian musician Young, who announced this week the departure of his music from the Swedish platform if it did not give up hosting the podcast of the controversial and widely listened to American entertainer. Joe Rogan.
Rogan, 54, is accused of having discouraged young people from getting vaccinated and promoting the use of an unauthorized treatment against the coronavirus.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex also raised concerns about misinformation on the Spotify platform, but they reaffirmed their commitment to continue using it to spread their contents.
Eck indicated that “Listeners will be guided to our dedicated COVID-19 hub, a resource that provides easy access to factual and up-to-date information that has been shared by scientists, clinicians, academics and health authorities around the world.”
The “new effort to combat disinformation” It will come out in the next few days, he said.
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Rogan, who has a $100 million exclusivity deal with Spotify, he kept his space on the platform, which began pulling Young’s song catalogue.
In a video uploaded to her Instagram account, Rogan expressed her disappointment that Young and artist Joni Mitchell have removed his music from Spotify and sought to explain why his podcast has been criticized.
He cited two episodes in particular in which he interviewed a cardiologist and a virologist who worked with messenger RNA technology, used in some of the Covid-19 vaccines.
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“They have a different take on the overall narrative. I wanted to hear your opinion.” Rogan commented.
He insisted that his interest is “Telling the truth, I’m interested in finding out what the truth is and in having interesting conversations with people who have different opinions.”
He also welcomed Spotify’s decision to add a content notice to any coronavirus-related episode of a podcast.
Spotify He said he regretted Young’s decision but cited the need to balance “the safety of users with the freedom of creators.”
His new measures were celebrated by organizations such as the platform of videos Rumble, which highlighted the “defense of creators” and “freedom of speech.”
But Young, 76, has drawn praise for her stance against disinformation even from the head of the World Health Organization. (I)
Source: Eluniverso
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