And misinformation has helped prolong the Covid-19 pandemic and encouraged people to do dangerous things such as injecting bleach or taking Ivermectin, a horse deworming paste.” “Misinformation has contributed to tens of millions of people believing the 2020 election was stolen from Donald Trump.
“Spotify does not exist in a vacuum, and the decisions it makes about what content it hosts have consequences,” Gay added. “Clearly, something about feigned curiosity and ignorance, and his embrace of conspiracy theorists and quacks resonates with a lot of people. Onward.” In a follow-up op-ed for the New York Times, Gay explained the decision and criticized Spotify for giving its reported 400 million users “unfettered access” to the controversial Joe Rogan Experience, which boasts an audience of 11 million people. That’s all there really is to say about that. 1, Gay tweeted, “It won’t move any sort of needle but I removed my podcast from Spotify.
Roxane Gay has joined Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and other artists and podcasters in removing their content from Spotify, revealing Thursday that the author has pulled all episodes of The Roxane Gay Agenda podcast from the streaming service over their handling of “misinformation.”
