and Wells Fargo & Co., calling them 'damage causers' for their funding of fossil fuels. Young also urged people to move their money out of multinational banks JPMorgan Chase & Co, Citigroup Inc., Bank of America Corp. professor and author Brene Brown followed suit. Several prominent figures including singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, guitarist Nils Lofgren and best-selling U.S. The rock star pulled his content from the streaming platform last month after objecting to his music being played on the same platform as Rogan's podcast, over what Young said was misleading information on vaccines. Ditch the misinformers,' Young said in the statement. 'In our communication age, misinformation is the problem. Spotify hosts the top-rated podcast The Joe Rogan Experience podcast. podcaster Joe Rogan, who has courted controversy with his views on COVID-19 vaccines and his use of racial slurs. Young, in a statement on his website, criticized the music streaming platform's chief executive officer, Daniel Ek, saying he was the main problem, in the wake of criticism of U.S. When we entered the podcast space in 2019… we assumed it would challenge and test our teams in new ways, and there’s no doubt that the last several weeks have presented a number of learning opportunities,” the CEO said in a statement.Singer-songwriter Neil Young has asked Spotify employees to quit their jobs while urging people to withdraw their money from big American banks, in protests over coronavirus misinformation and climate change. “Obviously, it’s been a few notable days here at Spotify. While it doesn’t appear that Rogan’s podcast is going anywhere, that doesn’t mean there hasn’t been fallout from this situation.

The issue has clearly made an impact at the highest levels of the platform. Speaking of Daniel Ek, the CEO has made some statements in recent days. However, “Private companies have the right to choose what they profit from, just as I can choose not to have my music support a platform that disseminates harmful information.” Spotify CEO Responds to Joe Rogan, Neil Young Controversy While Neil Young has been making this his latest crusade, he says that he, “supports free speech.” The singer-songwriter said that he doesn’t want to censor anyone.

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