
Now, users can listen to their hits like “Ignition Remix” and “SAD!,” respectively, but Spotify will not make any effort to actively promote them. Kelly and XXXTentacion were the only ones immediately affected by the policy, due to the former’s allegations of sexual abuse and the latter facing charges of aggravated battery. That wasn’t enough for the Biden administration, however. Spotify announced a decision Sunday to include ‘misinformation’ warnings on Rogan’s interviews about the coronavirus pandemic. Jen Psaki speaks about Joe Rogan controversy and says ‘more can be done’ by Spotify Leer en Espaol White House press secretary Jen Psaki called on music and podcast streaming giant Spotify to do. In May 2018, they enacted a Hate Content and Hateful Conduct policy, but redacted it in June of the same year due to vagueness and an apparent lack of input from the platform’s team and partners. Biden’s White House sent an ultimatum to Spotify on Tuesday: remove Joe Rogan from the platform or face severe consequences. In 2017, the service removed racist music in response to the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.

We should have clear lines around content and take action when they are crossed, but canceling voices is a slippery slope.” Yet the platform has not always left content totally up to creators. In a message to employees, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek, after condemning Rogan’s words, wrote, “I want to make one point very clear - I do not believe that silencing Joe is the answer.
