In an open letter to his management and record label he explained his reasoning, saying, “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. Please act on this immediately today and keep me informed of the time schedule...
“I want you to let Spotify know immediately TODAY that I want all my music off their platform. They can have [Joe] Rogan or Young. Not both,” referring to vaccine misinformation that Rogan has stated on his podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience.
Last month, 270 doctors, physicians, and science educators signed an open letter requesting that Spotify implement a misinformation policy.
However, it seems that Young (or someone in his management) had second thoughts, as the letter was pulled down from his Archives site Monday evening and Young's music was still on Spotify as of 7 p.m. last night
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