

Her statement adds fuel to a small but growing revolt over Spotify, with few major artists speaking out but fans commenting widely on social media. “I stand in solidarity with Neil Young and the global scientific and medical communities on this issue." “Irresponsible people are spreading lies that are costing people their lives," she wrote. Mitchell, a singer-songwriter, posted a brief statement on her website Friday saying that she would remove her music from the streaming service. Joni Mitchell said on Friday that she would remove her music from Spotify, joining Young in his protest against the streaming service over its role in giving a platform to Covid-19 vaccine misinformation. Singer Joni Mitchell plans to follow Neil Young But I at least try to be honest about what I'm saying." In response he said that he's not anti-vaccine and wasn't presenting himself as an expert: "I'm not a respected source of information even for me. Rogan has already drawn criticism for spreading misinformation about Covid-19 on his podcast. It has deleted more than 40 episodes of Rogan's podcast- which has an estimated 11 million listeners.

Since the start of the pandemic, Spotify has removed 20,000 podcast episodes containing Covid misinformation. The steaming site struck a deal with Rogan in 2020 with more than $100 million. The 'Joe Rogan Experience' is Spotify's most popular podcast. YouTube deleted a recording of the Rogan podcast shortly after it was uploaded to the website by a third party, the report added. Malone was banned from Twitter for circulating anti-vaccine misinformation. The program featured Rober Malone, a doctor who has called himself the "inventor" of mRNA vaccines.
