Other artists followed suit, including Joni Mitchell and Roxane Gay.

24 when Young asked to have his music removed over concerns Rogan was promoting skepticism about the COVID-19 vaccines. In his letter, Ek announced an investment of $100 million to license, develop and market “music and audio content from historically marginalized groups,' without giving more details. “This is a big moment of reckoning for entertainment and streaming platforms to see where the window is, what’s over the line.” “There’s some real self-examination to be doing beyond Joe,” Wihbey said Sunday.

The streaming site also has to decide whether offensive words are allowable elsewhere on its app, where songs with racist, homophobic and anti-immigrant messages are available, said John Wihbey, a Northeastern University professor and specialist in emerging technologies. Louis, said before Ek’s letter was released. He has the right to say what he wants,’ that continues on the line where there is this implicit support to say racist things on these platforms,” Adia Harvey Wingfield, a sociology professor at Washington University in St.

Spotify's move likely won't sit well with one side of an increasingly polarized country where there are heightened sensitivities on race and vaccine misinformation, experts say. Rogan apologized Saturday for his use of the N-word on some past episodes. He said he was “deeply sorry” for the impact the controversy was having on Spotify's employees. Looking at the issue more broadly, it’s critical thinking and open debate that powers real and necessary progress,” Ek wrote. “We should have clear lines around content and take action when they are crossed, but canceling voices is a slippery slope.

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