Harry and Meghan have 'expressed concerns' about COVID misinformation on Spotify
Photo: Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Global Citizen The Spotify Exodus of 2022 is gaining steam, with Joni Mitchell and Nils Lofgren following Neil Young in removing their music from the platform to protest its continued support of podcast hosts who spread COVID-19 misinformation, namely Joe Rogan. And now Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have joined the cause — sort of.
It’s not exactly a call to #DeleteSpotify, but it’s not nothing. Meanwhile, the movement is growing online, with a lot of focus on The Joe Rogan Experience, Spotify’s most popular podcast. On his show, Rogan has touted the supposed benefits of ivermectin as a COVID cure . He’s also expressed his opinion that young, healthy people shouldn’t get vaccinated against COVID-19 — again, going against the consensus of the medical community.
It’s unclear if any of these public statements will actually impact Spotify’s anti-COVID-misinformation policy. As it currently stands, according to the Verge, Spotify prohibits flat-out COVID denial, “encouraging the deliberate contracting of” COVID, “suggesting that consuming bleach can cure various illnesses and diseases,” telling listeners that masks are harmful to their health, and “promoting or suggesting that the vaccines are designed to cause death.
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