here's what a spokesperson for their foundation said. our co-founders began expressing concerns for our partners at spotify about the all too real consequences of covid-19 misinformation on its platform. we look to spotify to meet this moment and are committed to continuing our work together as it does. so the spokesperson there also said this has been a conversation they've had with spotify starting in progress of last year. this all follows an open letter to spotify written earlier this month by about 250 doctors, nurses and scientists, very concerned about the spread of misinformation, particularly naming joe rogan's podcast but saying that's just an example of the type of misinformation that is spread on the platform. saying that it really damages the trust in science and data-driven guidance offered by the medical professionals, citing really crazy claims about