Over the weekend, Spotify’s C.E.O., Daniel Ek, said that the service would add a “ content advisory” to some podcasts and Rogan pledged to “ balance things out.”Īt root for Spotify is a question that confronts many tech giants in the streaming and social media age: Is it a platform or a media company? Spotify has faced increasing pressure as high-profile artists have pulled their songs from the streaming platform to protest its hosting of Joe Rogan’s popular podcast, which has been criticized for spreading misinformation about the coronavirus. What do you think the streaming service should do about it?įind out how Spotify chose to respond in the DealBook newsletter “ Does Spotify Have an Identity Crisis?”: Rogan had a “concerning history” of advancing inaccurate claims on his podcast, particularly about the pandemic. The experts singled out an episode in which Joe Rogan’s guest, a doctor, promoted “several falsehoods about Covid-19 vaccines.” In addition, they said Mr. The most popular podcast on Spotify, “The Joe Rogan Experience,” recently drew criticism from hundreds of medical experts for spreading “societally harmful” misinformation about Covid-19.
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Spotify has invested over $1 billion in the podcasting business. She also urged advertisers to participate and help in the company's evolution, saying "we really want to be able to be good partners." Ostroff called "the dilemma of moderation versus censorship" the biggest challenge facing "every single platform today." She said there was no silver bullet but that Spotify's team was always looking to see how it could do better. Social media platforms such as Meta Platforms Inc’s (FB.O) Facebook, video sites like Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) YouTube and streaming service Netflix have all come under scrutiny over the material they allow on their services. The controversy marks the latest instance of a major tech company facing furor over its content moderation practices. Spotify's Chief Executive Officer Daniel Ek said in a recent letter to staff seen by Reuters that he condemns racial slurs and other comments made by Rogan but would not be removing him from the platform. She said Spotify does not have editorial control over "The Joe Rogan Experience" podcast but that it supported this decision. of his shows, particularly his history of racially insensitive language, and Joe decided to take episodes off of our platform," Ostroff said. "We have been speaking to Joe Rogan and to his team about some of the content.
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