Dunno if they dropped him so much as complied with his request to be taken down (vs the condition that he presented them with to drop their $100m host).
Well, it shows Spotify choosing non-music over music. Whatever brings in the bucks, I guess.
To be honest, itâs surprised me a bit that a significant portion of the younger, socially aware music-following (non-audiophile, concert-goer, Spotify listening) crowd hasnât made a bigger stink about Rogan being on Spotify, but I guess heâs been fairly Teflon thus far.
I guess I donât really care anymore if Roon doesnât add support for Spotify, but I still hope it will support YT music. No podcasts there.
Hats off to Neil Young.
it will be interesting to see if anyone else follows suite⌠A few of the Taylor Swifts of the world might open a few eyesâŚ
I just closed my account too.
I kind of doubt that. Spotify is a huge channel. Neil Young will always have his Neil Young ArchivesâŚ
Hats off to Spotify.
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Thank God some companies still allow free speech to exist. You donât have to like it or listen but you shouldnât stifle it like the other social media product have.
Upgraded my Spotify.
Spotify say that they have removed over 20,000 podcasts over Covid misinformation so far.
If someone gave me an ultimatum I would let them go too. I like both Rogan and Young, and will continue to listen to them both as I like what they produce, and donât mind having different opinions to other people.
No, Neil Young drops Spotify. Fixed it for ya.
He takes a stand, puts his money where his mouth is and doesnât back down. Deserves respect.
When a company pays most off its âemployeesâ (i.e. artists) pennies but then gives one blowhard a 100 million dollar contract, itâs no longer about âfreeâ speech.
There are numerous limits on free speech when it comes to public safety and honesty. You canât yell fire in a crowded room when there is no fire. You canât dishonestly defame someone without the potential to lose big lawsuits. I could go on. Any company has the right to set the limits on what is allowed in their products as long as it doesnât violate any laws. All social networks do this. There is no constitutional right for anyone to say anything anywhere regardless of what many seem to think. That view of free speech does not exist and never has.
this really isnât a free speech issue at all - I think we , Neil and everyone are grateful we live in a country were we can make our opinions heard - the issue is, the spreading of misinformation - thereâs a big difference -
Exactly @Craig_Palmer. Many people (at least in the US where I am) seem to very much misunderstand âright to free speechâ. The term gets thrown around a lot, but many seem to not understand that the constitutional right to free speech has to do with government entities restricting free expression of ideas. It has nothing to do with private individuals or companies restricting speech of any kind.
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I thought Neil young had sold his music? Itâs easy to pick a battle when you donât earn the revenue.