diplomatic boycott, very much reported and criticized here in the chinese state media. rosemary? all right, steven jung joining us live from beijing. many thanks. it will now add a content advisory to all pod casts that mention covid-19. the move comes after several artists said they will leave the platform as it continues to host joe rogan who has spread misleading claims about the virus. cnn s ma tasha chen has our report. reporter: spotify c.e.o. daniel eck wrote a public letter on the platform s website sunday explaining spotify s rules and how he says they ll do more to combat covid-19 misinformation. eck says, quote, it is important to me that we don t take on the position of being content censor, while also making sure there are rules in place and consequences for those who violate them. he says, spotify is working to add a content advisory to any podcast episode that includes discussion about covid-19.
content advisory, what does that mean exactly? what kind of impact is it likely to have? well this is something a lot of folks have probably seen before if you ve been on facebook or instagram, anytime there s a post related to covid-19, there s a banner across the bottom and if you tap on that it brings you to a resource hub. same idea here, the ceo of spotify put out a letter today on its website saying that they would have such an advisory, that would bring people to a covid-19 hub where they have access to data-driven facts and resources from trusted sources. this letter that he wrote, also made an interesting point here, i want to read this quote to you. he says, it is important to me that we don t take on the position of being content censor while also making sure there are rules in place and consequences for those who violate them. this is the first time they re saying they re being a bit more transparent in publishing spotify s long-time platform
information on vaccines and covid lies. and then they re going to publish. they did publish yesterday for the first time some of their content policies regarding things like covid misinformation. and they have vowed to work with creators so that they understand that these policies are in place. the ceo came out yesterday and he said this. he was very blunt and said we know we have a critical role to play in supporting creative expression while balancing it with the safety of our users. in that role it is important to me that we don t take on the position of being content censor while also making sure that there are rules in place and consequences for those who violate them. he s starting to sound like a lot of other tech ceos talking about straddling that line between free speech, free expression and having to enforce some policies. what about this, i guess, sort of apology from joe rogan.
with covid-19 and test ways to highlight the rules. basically doing what twitter and facebook and other platforms did two years ago. nothing original, nothing novel. belated in responding to the pressure from subscribers but said it s important we don t take on the position of being content censor while making sure there s rules in place for those who violate them. you can hear the tension. doesn t want to be a kcensor bu n not. joe rogan not mentioned and the anti-vaccination narratives out of the popular podcast. here s what rogan said in a instagram video overnight. my pledge to you is that i will do my best to try to balance out these more controversial viewpoints with other people s perspectives so we can maybe find a better point of view. i don t want to just show the
thanks very much, paula newton there. now, spotify says it will now add a content advisory to all pod casts that mention covid-19. the move comes after several artists said they will leave the platform as it continues to host joe rogan who has spread misleading claims about the virus. cnn s natasha chen puts it all into perspective for you. reporter: spotify c.e.o. daniel eck wrote a public letter on the platform s website on sunday explaining spotify s rules and how he says they ll do more to combat covid-19 misinformation. eck says, quote, it is important to me that we don t take on the position of being content censor while also making sure that there are rules in place and consequences for those who violate them. he says spotify is working to add a content advisory to any podcast episode that includes discussion about covid-19. it will direct listeners to a covid-19 hub that provides data-driven facts and up to date information from trusted sources