Spotify is using what Syracuse University associate professor Jennifer Grygiel called the “Facebook playbook” - distancing itself from the responsibility to moderate content it distributes. It’s not enough - it’s basically meaningless,” said Bridget Todd, director of communications at UltraViolet.

“It’s nice to welcome Spotify to the table, but unless they come up with a policy that also has a clear enforcement mechanism for when somebody repeatedly breaks that policy. The streaming service’s decision not to remove “The Joe Rogan Experience” in the wake of false and misleading claims places it in the middle of a moderation battle that social media giants have been fighting for years. However, Spotify - which is set to report earnings this week - continues to face public pressure around Rogan, with two more artists, Graham Nash and India Arie, saying Tuesday that they would also pull their songs from the platform.Īnd with the White House weighing in, that pressure is unlikely to subside soon.Spotify’s response to COVID-19 misinformation on Joe Rogan’s highly popular podcast has critics singing a familiar tune: Simply warning users about problematic content is not enough. Rogan himself weighed in on Sunday, telling his Instagram followers that he loved Young’s music, and that he would “do my best in the future to balance things out.”

That move was made in response to major artists like Neil Young and Joni Mitchell asking that their music to be pulled from the platform in the wake of controversial comments and interviews from Rogan on his popular podcast, which is exclusive to Spotify.

Spotify CEO Daniel Ek said over the weekend that it would begin adding disclaimers to podcasts that discuss COVID. “Our hope is that all major tech platforms, and all major news sources for that matter, be responsible and be vigilant to ensure the American people have access to accurate information on something as significant as COVID-19,” Psaki added.

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