'We regret Neil's decision to remove his music from Spotify,' the service said, 'but hope to welcome him back soon.' Young had accused Spotify of 'spreading fake information about vaccines - potentially causing death' by putting out Rogan's podcast. What has Spotify said?įollowing Young's action this week, Spotify said it had policies in place to remove dis- and misinformation from its services. It claimed to have taken off more than 20,000 podcast episodes related to COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic.īut the service has said nothing about Rogan, one of its major attractions, who has a contract that could earn him more than $100 million ($89.7 million). Robert Malone, who has been banned from Twitter for promulgating misinformation about the coronavirus. Last month, the comedian interviewed an infectious disease specialist, Dr.

He has also advocated the use of the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin in treating the disease, despite the fact that leading global health authorities say it is not authorized or approved as a remedy. On the podcast, which has a massive following on Spotify, Joe Rogan has discouraged young people from being vaccinated against COVID-19.

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