Rogan responds to Spotify protest, COVID advisories

By JAKE COYLE
AP Film Writer

NEW YORK (AP) — Spotify is pledging to combat the spread of COVID-19 misinformation as part of a damage-control campaign sparked by musician Neil Young, who called out the streaming service’s top podcaster for amplifying vaccine skepticism. Spotify said Sunday that it will add content advisories before podcasts discussing the coronavirus. Spotify chief executive Daniel Ek laid out more transparent platform rules given the backlash stirred by Young, who had his music removed from the streaming service. Joe Rogan, who has been criticized for spreading virus misinformation on his podcast, said he welcomed the addition of the advisories.