Spotify, Joe Rogan, and Health Care

By KIM BELLARD Here’s a sentence I never thought I’d have to write: the most interesting discussion in healthcare in the past week has been about Neil Young versus Spotify.   For those of you who have not been following the controversy, Neil Young gave Spotify an ultimatum: it could have his music or Joe Rogan, but not both.  “I am doing this because Spotify is spreading fake information about vaccines – potentially causing death to those who believe the disinformation being spread by them.”  Spotify chose Rogan. Mr. Young was not the first to express alarm at some of the Covid “information” promoted on Mr. Rogan’s podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience (JRE); in December, for example, several hundred scientists from around the world issued an open letter to Spotify specifically about JRE, warning: By allowing the propagation of false and societally harmful assertions, Spotify is enabling its hosted media to damage public trust in scientific research and sow doubt in the credibility of data-driven guidance offered by medical professionals. Nor is Mr. Young the only artist now boycotting Spotify due to the content on JRE; Joni Mitchell and Nils Lofgren have followed suit.  Notably, though, more current artists like Taylor Swift or Adele have not yet, nor have celebrity podcasters like Meghan Markel and Prince Harry or the Obamas, although the former royal couple have expressed their concerns. ———- To put...
Source: The Health Care Blog - Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Tags: COVID-19 Health Policy Joe Rogan Kim Bellard Misinformation Neil Young Spotify Source Type: blogs