According to Rolling Stone, Neil Young demanded that the streaming platform remove his music because he believed that the misinformation about the vaccine was being spread on the platform by Joe Rogan.
The Joe Rogan Experience, which is hosted by Rogan, is the most popular show on the streaming service.
Rolling Stone said that Young posted an open letter to his management and record label on his website. The letter was deleted. The original post has not been seen by CNBC.
According to a report, Young wrote a letter saying that he was doing this because he was concerned that the misinformation being spread by them could cause death.
With an estimated 11 million listens per episode, JRE is the world's largest and has tremendous influence. Though the company does not have a policy on misinformation, it is responsible for the spread of misinformation on its platform. I want you to let them know that I want Rogan or Young on their platform. The letter reportedly continued.
Several health experts and big names have been calling on Spotify to address the misleading coronaviruses content, while Rogan's podcast has been shooting up the charts. 270 doctors and health professionals wrote an open letter to the streaming giant asking it to take action against the company for broadcasting misinformation.
By allowing the propagation of false and societally harmful assertions, Spotify is enabling its hosted media to damage public trust in scientific research and sow doubt in the credibility of data-driven guidance offered by medical professionals.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's leading infectious disease expert, used to be called Rogan for saying young people don't need to be vaccinations.
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