By Shirley Farmer 
The music giant has announced that Spotify will take steps to combat misinformation about Covid-19 on its platform Online Sweden, after the boycott movement launched by Neil Young.
The world’s number one platform for flow The music will include a warning in all its content talking about the Corona virus, in response to the criticism received by the broadcast of the program. Joe Rogan Experience, accused of spreading false news about covid-19.
We are working on adding a content notification to any episode audio notation The CEO of . said Pre-recorded software and music platform, Daniel Eck, in a statement detailing the company’s disclosure standards.
The notice, Spotify notes, will direct listeners to the “covid-19 hub, a resource that provides easy access to the latest data-based information shared by scientists, clinicians, academics and public health authorities around the world, such as links to reliable sources.
The controversy surrounding Spotify focuses on the software Joe Rogan Experience, It is considered audio notation Most popular in the United States.
The show, which was shown exclusively on this platform after Spotify signed Rogan for $100 million (€89.6 million, at the current exchange rate), has been criticized for promoting conspiracy theories about the coronavirus and encouraging people not to get vaccinated.
A letter signed by 270 US doctors and scientists a few weeks ago warned Spotify that it was allowing the publication of messages that affect public confidence in scientific research and health recommendations.
“There has been a lot of talk about information related to Covid-19 on Spotify. We have listened to criticism and are implementing changes to help combat misinformation,” Ek wrote on Twitter, acknowledging that while there are rules for content production, they are not so “transparent” Everyone can know it.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are worried
The latest to criticize Spotify has been Prince Harry of England and his wife Meghan Markle, who have expressed concern to the company due to misinformation about covid-19 on the platform, although they have emphasized that they are willing to work with it, and made this clear. Sunday a spokesman for his foundation, Archewell.
The position of the Dukes of Sussex was subsequently made public Neil Young e Joni Mitchell They announced that they were removing their music from Spotify in protest of the release of audio notation Joe Rogan.
The platform’s CEO also insisted on Sunday that Spotify is committed to combating disinformation as well as education on issues related to covid-19.
“We have launched various educational resources and campaigns to create awareness, and we have developed and promoted a global information center for Covid-19.”
Covid-19 has killed more than 5.65 million people worldwide since the start of the pandemic, according to the latest report by AFP.
A respiratory disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which was discovered in late 2019 in the central Chinese city of Wuhan.
The new variant Ómicron, classified as of high concern and contagious by the World Health Organization (WHO), has been detected in South Africa, and since the South African health authorities issued the alert in November, it has become prevalent in several countries, including Portugal.