Spotify already has a solution to Neil Young’s ultimatum following outrage over allegations Joe Rogan is spreading COVID-19 vaccine misinformation. As The Wall Street Journal reports, Spotify is within the midst of eradicating Young’s music from the streaming service worldwide. His (very giant) catalog was nonetheless out there as of this writing, however we would recommend listening to Harvest yet one more time simply in case.

Young has reportedly been in talks with Spotify and his label Warner Records since posting an open letter threatening to drag his albums. The artist made the formal request on Wednesday (January twenty sixth), and the music is seemingly poised to vanish inside “several hours.”

In an announcement to Engadget, Spotify stated it “regret[ted]” Young’s determination and hoped to have him again “soon.” It additionally defended its anti-misinformation practices, claiming it accepted a “great responsibility” in juggling each listener security and creator freedom. The firm added it had pulled over 20,000 podcast COVID-related episodes because the pandemic started. It did not say why it was nonetheless internet hosting Joe Rogan Experience episodes that contained misinformation, although, together with unsupported claims from Dr. Robert Malone that “psychosis” led individuals to consider vaccines have been efficient.

Spotify additionally did not provide causes for its determination. However, the corporate is believed to have paid over $100 million to land a multi-year distribution cope with Rogan. While the precise phrases of the settlement aren’t clear, Spotify would possibly undergo monetary and authorized penalties if it pulls Rogan’s episodes. CEO Daniel Ek has additionally argued that his agency does not have editorial duty regardless of its latest practices.

You can learn Spotify’s full assertion under:

We need all of the world’s music and audio content material to be out there to Spotify customers. With that comes nice duty in balancing each security for listeners and freedom for creators. We have detailed content material insurance policies in place and we’ve eliminated over 20,000 podcast episodes associated to COVID-19 because the begin of the pandemic. We remorse Neil’s determination to take away his music from Spotify, however hope to welcome him again quickly.