“
They can have Rogan or Young.
Not both.
Neil Young is angry.
In a letter sent to his record company and posted on his site - he has since deleted it - the 76-year-old singer threatens to remove his music from Spotify.
In question, the podcast
The Joe Rogan Experience
, produced by the Swedish streaming giant, in which the presenter regularly questions the relevance of vaccines against Covid-19.
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“
I want you to let Spotify know immediately TODAY that I want to remove all my music from their platform,
” Neil Young asks his teams.
“
I am doing this because Spotify is spreading false information about vaccines – potentially causing the death of those who believe the misinformation they are spreading.
he explains.
“
Please act immediately today and keep me informed of the timetable.
»
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Spotify has not yet responded, and Canadian classics like
Harvest
or
On The Beach
are still available on the platform for the time being.
Spotify, disinformation platform?
Joe Rogan, little known in France, is a media star in the United States.
He made a name for himself as a comedian, then commenting on the very popular UFC fights, the most prestigious MMA competition across the Atlantic.
He has since diversified by becoming a radio host, at the head since 2009 of
The Joe Rogan Experience,
broadcast exclusively on Spotify and the most listened to podcast on the platform.
In this show, he talks with personalities from all walks of life.
He is implicated for having defended antivax positions, having promoted experimental treatments such as that based on Ivermectin, or having invited doctors skeptical of vaccination, such as Doctor Robert Malone, details
NPR
.
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Spotify has been under fire for weeks for its passive response to comments made in the podcasts it produces or hosts.
The American site
Stereogum
recalls that last month, 270 doctors and scientists had published an open letter to the attention of the Swedish platform, in which they were already worried about the comments made by Joe Rogan.
“With an estimated 11 million listeners per episode,
The Joe Rogan Experience
, streaming exclusively on Spotify, has enormous influence,”
the scientists explain.
"Spotify has a responsibility to moderate misinformation through its platform, although the company does not have a policy on this at this time."