Spotify stands out as a Sweden-based music streaming and podcast service. There are almost unlimited music options on the platform, as well as many podcasts. While some of these podcasts are very useful for users, sometimes harmful content can also be created.
Spotify takes a new step to block harmful content
Spotify, which wants to eliminate such harmful content on the platform, announced that it has purchased a company that can control podcasts. According to a statement from Spotify, the Kinzen company they acquired uses machine learning and human expertise to analyze potentially harmful content and hate speech in multiple languages.
Spotify stated that Kinzen will help us deliver a safer and more enjoyable experience of the platform. While it is stated that the technology used by Kinzenn is especially suitable for podcasts and other audio formats, it is stated that it is very important for the control of such harmful content on Spotify.
While underlining that it is very difficult to detect harmful content in hundreds of different languages to the famous platform, he states that Kinzen will be of great help in this regard. Accordingly, Kinzen will help Spotify detect abusive environment and identify emerging threats on the platform.
In fact, these two companies have been working together since 2020. First of all, companies that worked together for misinformation in the content were able to filter some false information, especially about COVID-19.
During the pandemic period, podcasts containing many false information were published on Sportify and the platform received a great reaction. Hundreds of doctors and scientists had urged Spotify to enact a policy to prevent the spread of misinformation. Upon these developments, Spotify had taken various measures regarding COVID-19 to its podcast episodes.
By incorporating Kinzen, Spotify aims to prevent such misinformation in the future. We will wait and see how useful this step will be. So what do you think about harmful podcasts on Spotify? You can share your views with us in the comments section.
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