singersjoni mitchell and neil young removed their music from spotify in protest at mr rogan s continued presence on the platform. mark lobel has the latest. following a chorus of disapproval from a number of musical stars, spotify has sought to clarify its stance on covid misinformation on its platform. the online streaming giant is now publishing its platform rules for the first time. users will get a content advisory when podcast episodes contain covid 19 discussions, and listeners will be directed to an updated covid 19 hub to combat misinformation. the row erupted after a podcast hosted byjoe rogan, one of spotify s star signings. he had dr robert malone, who was strongly anti vax and especially anti vax for children. now i think a lot of people are maybe on the fence
in november after parliament rejected the minority government s budget. the music streaming platform spotify has announced new measures to combat covid i9 disinformation. it follows a row that saw artists neil young and joni mitchell remove their music from the platform. they were unhappy over podcasterjoe rogan s interview with an infectious disease specialist who opposes covid i9 vaccines for children on spotify. earlier, i spoke to tv presenter and popular culture commentatorjawn murray. i asked him if he felt spotify should have removed the entire joe rogan controversial podcast. i don t know that spotify really wants to shake up the business ofjoe rogan because, unlike recording artists who make about 3500 us dollars peri million streams on spotify, joe rogan is making a lot of money with them and for them. they should have maybe isolated that individual
on behalf of the player. the danish footballer christian eriksen looks set to complete a remarkable comeback after signing with english premier league side brentford for the rest of this season. eriksen has not played since suffering a cardiac arrest in denmark s opening match of the european championship against finland injune last year. at the time there were fears he would never play again. the 29 year old midfielder s former club inter milan terminated his contract in december because the internal defribulator device that he had implanted is not permitted in italian football. brentford are currently 14th in the premier league. the streaming giant spotify has revealed plans to tackle covid misinformation on its podcasts. it says it will add advisory warnings to any podcast that discusses covid 19. the move follows criticism of its hosting ofjoe rogan, an american podcaster who has promoted scepticism about covid vaccines.
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the devil is in the details as it pertains tojoe rogan, and people still aren t happy with the actions that spotify is taking. this episode underlines the challenge of policing these platforms, as even podcasts now become potential minefields of misinformation. mark lobel, bbc news. well, late sunday night mr rogan has given his reponse to the decision. i m sorry, rogan said. 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 betterpoint of view. after several years of being kept out of the classroom, teenage mothers in tanzania have been returning to schools this month. pregnant pupils were prohibited from attending classes by the former president in 2017. but late last year, president samia suluhu hassan overturned the ban, giving these girls a second chance to finish their education.