The world’s most popular online music platform, Spotify, went through a complicated process because of the famous podcast host Joe Rogan. Rogan, who has been anti-vaccine in his podcast broadcasts recently, had to act upon the reactions. The company will try to direct users to an information center with real data in posts about COVID-19.
The podcast, called The Joe Rogan Experience, with more than 200 million downloads per month, has long attracted the reaction of various artists and the medical world. For example, a group of artists, including Neil Young and Joni Mitchell, requested that their songs be removed from Spotify, and scientists wrote to Spotify. All of this has led Spotify to take action.
Spotify will also help creators
“I have seen clearly in this unprecedented time that we have an imperative to strike a balance and gain access to widely accepted information from the medical and scientific communities,” Spotify CEO Daniel Ek said in a statement. expressions were used. However, the company did not provide information on how to direct the data center regarding COVID-19. This feature may be presented to the user similar to what we see on Twitter or Instagram.
Daniel Ek announced that they will also assist content producers in this process. According to the statements made, the Platform Rules will be updated and it will be clearly explained what content producers should pay attention to when doing work related to COVID-19. Moreover, these rules will be in a dynamic structure. Spotify, which will be in elbow contact with scientists, will ensure that the rules are corrected in accordance with the conditions of the day.