spotify also doing damage control. this is going viral indeed -- talk about what rogan had to say, whether it was enough and what spotify is doing differently now. >> you just saw the snippet of joe rogan speaking in what was almost a 10 minute long video talking about how he is pledging to do more and have diverse voices on his platform, but spotify was waiting to put out any sort of information but they did put out a set of rules that says they are governing acceptable content but these rules had been in place prior to this joe rogan fallout. one of the steps they plan to take is adding a warning label to a podcast that discusses things like covid-19 and instead directing listeners to experts and other outlets that can verify that information. without mentioning any specific names, the ceo says it's important we don't take the position of being content sensors while also making sure there are rules in place and consequences for those who violate them. these comments alone sent company shares up 13%. something for the

in the past, the bias spotify catching up. now though, well, i think this goes to the point around regulation, so i don't think that we need regulators to decide what is the correct information or what is not correct information. because let's also be clear, this is a, it's called the novel corona virus because it is new. a lot of new information is coming up. the thing about science is that you have to introduce new evidence and update your understanding as it happens. so it's not so clear, but what is clear is that regulator should compel platforms before you can, you know, be a social media platform or provide a service that you need to have certain safeguards in place. one of those is to have clear conte moderation guidelines that set out what is your content moderation policy, and that that will then hold them to some level of account. similarly, we need to have independent oversight. you mentioned, you know, facebook and meta and twitter this contra moderation issues. one of the, you know, big tough things that were grap

yes. a move away from spotify. yes, es. a move away from spotify. yes, yes. spotify. yes, lies and. you — a move away from spotify. yes, yes. and, you know, _ a move away from spotify. yes, yes. and, you know, they - a move away from spotify. yes, yes. and, you know, they are i yes. and, you know, they are obviously two of the biggest stars on the platform. byjoe rogan is undeniably the bigger star. he is the number one podcast, and it wasn't a single episode that contained misinformation, it is almost a constant of his show. so i think it becomes tricky even to say they will pull down particular episodes, because it may be a significant number of episodes. but, you know, i think really a lot of this is a collective frustration over the covid pandemic. we're coming up in two year anniversary and people just want to get on with our lives and, in a way, i think we alljust sort of salute neil young and joni mitchell, the original protest artists for, you know, speaking what a lot of people feel is right, which is let'sjust get vaccinated and continue with our li

following that, spotify's _ our music. following that, spotify's other _ our music. other star - our music. following that, spotify's other star bobl spotify�*s other star bob costas, harry and meghan, issued a statement from their foundation, outwell. so, can spotify now win over their sceptics? so, can spotify now win over theirsceptics? i so, can spotify now win over their sceptics?— their sceptics? i don't think it is going _ their sceptics? i don't think it is going to _ their sceptics? i don't think it is going to work, - their sceptics? i don't think| it is going to work, because neil young made a statement that basically said it's either me orjoe rogan and, you know, joe rogan is there moneymaker. it's bad for this but want to have to deal with this, because already apple, if you open apple music, they said you can find neil young's music here. so apple is on top until they make some sort of mistake people try to cancel them. this e - isode people try to cancel them. this episode underlines the challenge of policing these platforms as even podcast now become

news on spotify. you go, someone taking a stand and with a lot of courage, and obviously making a sacrifice because it's going to cost him money in the long run, but there you go. we of course try to bring you truth or for every story we do here on france 24. thousands of people have turned out to protest against the rising cost of living, amongst other things. kate: as usual. with seen inflation rising about 2.8 percent in november and december, the highest level in over a decade. many protesters say despite the government's efforts to cap think like electricity and gas bills, they simply do not earn enough to keep up. unions representing real workers and teachers were among those leading strikes across the country. they say they want higher pension payments and better pay, especially for public-sector and minimum-wage workers. france's monthly minimum wage is just over 1600 euros. the annual inflation and household juicing power is set to be a key issue in april's presidential election. >> [speaking

canadian singer—songwriter joni mitchell hasjoined neil young in calling for her music to be taken off spotifywelcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. america's top military general has warned that a russian invasion of ukraine would be "horrific" and would lead to significant casualties. general mark milley described the build—up of one—hundred—thousand russian troops near ukraine's border as the largest since the cold war. but the us defence secretary lloyd austin said conflict could still be avoided through the use of diplomacy. russia denies it plans to invade ukraine. here in the uk, downing street has announced plans for the prime minister to travel to eastern europe next week — as britain steps up diplomatic efforts to help resolve the crisis. borisjohnson is also expected to speak, by phone, to russian president, vladimir putin. simonjones has this report. preparing for a possible war. britain is already bolstering ukraine's defences. ukrainian soldiers are being trained to use anti—tank missiles provided by the uk. borisjohnson says he's determined to do all he can to

on spotify.clearly from a lot of the musicians. but if spotify has already said in a statement that "the new york times" had that it has a great responsibility, you know, in quote, unquote balancing messages, when that does not sign post that they're going to try and give any artist or anyone who shares this platform any kind of ultimatum. >> 100%. but this is business. and the decision to effectively side with joe rogan over neil young, over joni mitchell was a business decision. and if podcasters are not going to be doing their shows, if they're going to be outspoken in their opposition to this stance, they need to figure it out. and, you know, it's going to reach a point where sticking with joe rogan or at least in his current form, becomes more damaging for their business, than not sticking with him, that's a choice they'll have to make. >> do you see that this, you know, there will be some kind of added momentum, you know, in what neil young and the stand that joni mitchell, the stand that t

spotify spent a lot of money to get their relationship going withjoe rogan and i think spotify is besten trying to push into the podcast market and one of the ways they did that was by signing up podcast superstars likejoe rogan and suddenly to remove him never seem like that was going to happen. whether behind—the—scenes any conversations are going on about the future of what happens on his programme, we do not know, but it seems unlikely and i am pretty sure neil young would not expect them to pick his music over the podcast. how much do you think his intervention and nowjoni mitchell backing him up, how much do you think that intervention is going to put pressure on spotify to do what you're talking about, perhaps have discussions about the content of some of those podcast? i suppose, as part of a bigger picture, lots of digital platforms are facing similar challenges, both from their users and from their advertisers and from lawmakers and the conversation about these platforms that have so much content and pretty much allow anyone to publish, anyone can have a podcast on spotify mo

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with spotify, i like that story.have well over 300 maus they have growth of about 13 million on average since 2018. there's a monetization story for paid advertising they're do all this cool stuff with podcasts with the obamas, with harry and meghan, and it's direct to consumer, people are sort of streaming and looking for what they want versus sort of classic tv and radio, so i think they might have a good growth story there >> boeing -- >> don't like the misinformation >> i know, but they haven't really delivered any information on the platform yet, have they >> i don't think so. they were supposed to do a podcast. you're bullish about it, still >> i think whether or not we want to see it, i think there are a lot of people that will want to see it if it comes out i agree on the misinformation, there's some headlines right now pulling the stock down, but it looks like they're quickly looking to attack that the messaging today has been prolific >> let's hit boeing, which is the biggest winner on the dow today. phil l

even the duchess and duke of sussex signing a deal to host podcasts for spotify.ow they're asking the company to tame virus misinformation. spotify says the new content advisories will link to a fact-based hub and will roll out in the coming days. >>> tributes have been flooding in since it was announced miss u.s.a. cheslie kryst has died by suicide. she was found dead outside her manhattan high-rise apartment building. she won the miss u.s.a. pageant in 2019. she was an attorney and with "extra." if you know anyone in trouble, call the national suicide prevention lifeline at 1-800-273-talk. her family, obviously, devastated. releasing a statement saying in part that she -- that she cared, she loved, she laughed and she shined. something that was evident to even those that didn't know her. >> so tragic. >>> coming up how american-style capitalism took hold in russia amid rising tensions between u.s. and russia, we're looking back at how enthusiastically they embraced the business model of mcdonald's. >>> and the runaway train car that rolled 16 miles on its own. y

i think that the dilemma for spotify is they are i dilemma for spotify is they are trying to get in arms of broadcasting revenue and a lot of thatis of broadcasting revenue and a lot of that is increasingly advertising revenue and that is very important to them. they have thejoe rogan experience as a podcaster exclusively whereas people can get music many, many other places. so if spotify is looking at the cold hard facts about how many users and will they stay or will they go, that can be one thing they are basing this decision on. be one thing they are basing this decision on— be one thing they are basing this decision on. :: :: ., ., , be one thing they are basing this decision on. i: i: ., ., , ., decision on. 200 million downloads a month, i decision on. 200 million downloads a month. i have _ decision on. 200 million downloads a month, i have got _ decision on. 200 million downloads a month, i have got the _ decision on. 200 million downloads a month, i have got the figures - decision on. 200 million downloads a month, i have got the figures now. . month, i have got the figures

building on spotify. their ceo now speaking out 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 for days now, music artists have been ramping up pressure, accusing the technology giant of giving a large platform to joe rogan, who often has guests on his podcast who question accepted covid science. >> rogan has gotten in trouble many, many times before. they tend to blow over. >> reporter: music legend neil young protesting the podcast, and asking for his music to be pulled from spotify. joni mitchell threatening to do the same prince harry and meghan markle joining the list of celebrities calling on spotify to address covid misinformation the couple has an exclusive multi-year podcast deal with the company. spotify says they are working in part to add content advisory to any podcast episode that includes a discussion about covid-19 in addition to an information hub with verified dat

the couple signed a multiyear deal to produce and host podcasts for spotify.hey're urging the company to tame virus misinformation. spotify says the new content advisories will link to i afact-based covid hub and will roll out in the coming days. mona? andrea? >> ree hannon, thank you. >>> fast food value menus have become the latest victim inflation. burger kirngs denny's and domino's pizza are among the companies either reducing the number of discounted items on their menus or shrinking portion sizes. restaurant prices rose 6% last year. >>> coming up, the cruise ship in the wrong place at the wrong time. >>> but first, the cinderella cincinnati bengals advance to the super bowl. what las vegas thinks about their odds of winning. need long-lasting freshness? try febreze unstopables touch fabric spray. it doesn't just eliminate odors... simply shake and spray to unlock the breakthrough power of touch-activated scent technology. that lasts, even hours later! that's because febreze touch stores scent in your fabrics so you get bursts of freshness with every tou

do you think there is any chance that spotify bend and cancel jo broken show? no, this is the moment the cool kids that spotify became the big, the big, ugly parents with a capitalist that they had to do at some point. joe rogan is a star influencer. the he's a living incarnation of their business model. that's the sort of look we're talking about. but he did exactly what they wanted to happen. and so they've got to turn to their investors in the shareholders and say, it's going to be way more costly to lose rogan and he's $22000000.00 downloads awake. rather than have a few 1000 people go to apple to listen to heart of gold or more money, make the walk around and so much anthony, our in women's tennis world. number one, ash bardy has won the australian open after beating danielle collins and the final on saturday party becomes the 1st australian and 44 years to win the home title. a 25 year old took the 1st set $63.00. the 2nd set was a back and forth battle with her american opponent. taking a 51 lead bud bardy fought back to win on a tie break. the victory i

music streaming dias, spotify changes. it's june on coven, 19 misinformation, plus, digging out after a massive blizzard of the us east coast. major disruptions offer some places get up to 80 centimeters us know. ah, i'm really mohammed welcome to the program. the united states and britain are warning of new and devastating economic sanctions against russia. as natal, a lie step up efforts to deter an attack on ukraine. fears of a russian invasion are growing with britain's foreign minister. now calling its quote, highly likely, ukraine's president is urging the west to avoid panic over russia's troop build up on its country's border. on sunday nato's chief. yes, sultan burke welcomed more support for ukraine's defense. but ruled out any boots on the ground, we have no plans to deploy nate to combat troops or to ukraine. we do a lot of stuff to help ukraine or strength this can ability capability to, to defend itself. but again, ukraine is not the nato allies, so the 100 percent security guarantees that an attack on one i'

do you think that spotify will bend and remove the podcast? zilch? joe rogan is a living incarnation of the successful business model. get the influence her, and he will deliver you the audience. an interesting fight, but not a fair one. rogan wins. neil young has gone. ah, well as a neil young fan, that's a sad day for them. anyway, anthony howard, thanks very much for coming in to break it down. thank you. a some sport now and in women's tennis world. number one ash barty has won the australian open after beating daniel collins in the final on saturday body becomes the 1st strategy in 44 years to win the home title. the 25 year old took the 1st set, $63.00. the 2nd set was a back and forth battle with her american opponent, taking a 51 lead. but basi fought back to win on a time break. the victory is bonnie's 3rd major title after the french open in 2019 and wimbledon last year. activists to using the tournament to demand answers about the chinese tennis play, a punch. why? shy, disappeared from public view, often making and then retracting accusat

i'm thinking dave chappelle with netflix, now joe rogan with spotify.aybe the need to have certain winners, who control their own narrative, can be at odds with the desire to be hands off over all. do you think that's an issue that investors need to factor in down the road? >> i'm not so sure you know, usually those franchises, whether it's films or individual end up helping gross editions what ends up being far more dec december posty for equity is churn rates. you can see a little impact on the gross editions moderate sort of the growth but really churn is far more important. and i would say at the valuations but a lot of these companies are trading at now, there isn't a lot of growth embedded in these names. growth expectations i should say. >> right and that's -- prior to the netflix brand which was difficult as we all know, there was a growing sense that trading on sub numbers, user metrics, churn, is increasingly difficult and it should be more about margins and pricing which is a different way of thinking about these names. are you going that dir

many people have cultivated play lists on spotify and that is what keeps them on spotify. most music available on spotify is available on apple music or amazon music or others. so. in sense, it doesn't matter what service they use but it is the play lists that seem to keep people directly on spotify. that app i showed you will move it if spotify is not in your future. >> we know some people are trying to take a stand. thank you very much. >>> cracking down on unwanted parties. air bnb has tools to stop guests from taking things too far. the question is, are the tools working? still ahead on nbc bay area news, the one that customers might feel most. >>> plus, let's talk about the rise of artificial intelligence. >> we are not as smart as we used to be because we walk around with smartphones in our pockets. >>> we're continuing to follow breaking news for you this midday. this is a situation right now where the bomb squad is involved in antioch. so this is what happened. near 17th and f streets. according to the mercury news, the police department says wires were found near

so spotify here is acknowledging that it needs to do little more. but people have already started cancelling subscriptions in over this backlash. so it's whether it's enough for people to do and to stop cancelling their subscription subscriptions. basically. i jenny graham, thank you so much. thanks. a portugal governing socialists have won an absolute majority and snapped elections in a victory speech before final results. time annessa, antonia acosta said the control of parliament came with a responsibility to govern for the good of all cost are called the only vote. after his left, his allies refused to support the government's budget. ultimately his yan phillips shelters in lisbon and sent us this update. it's a surprise that hardly any one year expected. the incumbent socialist prime minister coaster has won the absolute majority in portugal elections, recent polls rather predicted, and mecca mac res, with the main opposition candidate. observe us say that it says closeness to the people and has competent pandemic management that have contribut

spotify handled it well.t, if you have one artist, taylor swift or drake, the economics change so far there's no concern that that's going to happen i think they'll hold that off for a while. but if joe says something and it violates the rules, they're going to fall into this slippery slope. stock is down 30% to this date investors do not like to see that. >> sara, two points. one, it's a smart point becky made the stock is down and some of it may be this, but also the nasdaq has been down as you know throughout the year -- thus far this year as well. i wanted to ask about washington thus far regulators have not focused on audio they focused on all sorts of things, but audio has not been among them audio may be among the hardest to regulate because oftentimes it's a real-time media potdcast. how do you see that playing out, and what do you hear from regulators >> great question. two things to focus on here. you asked before whether spotify should be regulated like a broadcaster or platform. it doesn't functio

spotify gives him a massive platform.e're talking over 10 million people reached during his episodes. >> so moving beyond joe rogan and spotify, how does a society deal with this issue when you've got misinformation and disinformation out there, and it's lucrative, and everyone is carrying around these little broadcast devices in our pockets every day. how do we reckon with that? >> i alluded to this concept some people call rage farming. one of the things to do is not respond with anger when you see people posting things that are deliberately provocative, especially when it is influencers. recently for instance the texas g.o.p. spread concept that tied waiting in line for covid to the necessity ofaiting in line for elections. that was deliberately placed to get people to click on it, comment on it, and raise it up to be more popular. one of the things people can do is simply not engage. and there are ways to counterchange, rather than an aggravated or hateful conversation. >> sam woolley of the university of texas, thank

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we are starting off with spotify, the joe rogan experience, spotify is seeing this backlash over covid misinformation. >> spotify is in the midst of what many analysts call is facebook moment. analysts have argued it is a tech platform, not a media company. a growing backlash overovid misinformation on the top podcast is forcing it to change tack. reporter: still rocking in the free world, but not on spotify. after neil young pulled his catalog, he was followed. fed up with a stream of covid misinformation on the streaming giants most popular podcast the joe rogan experience. the controversy has prompted the ceo to announce new measures against fake news. >> we are working to add a content advisory to podcast episode that included discussion about covid-19. this will -- resource that provides access to data-driven facts. reporter: spotify launched its podcast basin 2019 when it announced it would invest in the sector. its strategy includes securing exclusive contracts with podcasters such as joe rogan, paid a reported $100 million to publish 45 episodes a week. he has apologized for st

so can spotify now win over their sceptics? podcast touched or taken down or isolated episodes. 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. let's get more on this with our music correspondent mark savage. there's been a response from joe rogan. he there's been a response from joe roan. , ., ., rogan. he put out a ten minute instagram — rogan. he put out a ten minute instagram statement _ rogan. he put out a ten minute instagram statement a - rogan. he put out a ten minute instagram statement a couple l rogan. he put out a ten minute | instagram statement a couple of hours ago saying he welcomed the decision to add advisory warnings to any of his podcast other other people's podcasts that discuss covid—19 and he said he would in the future do his best to try and balance out more controversial

and the surge reported it and said spotify is okay with this and reviewed it, and spotify said we arewho writes the rules? spotify. they decided this kind of content could go out. all i am pointing to, labels and pointers to other resources all depend on the fundamental trust in those institutions, and that dynamic right now is extremely fraught. i don't know that spotify's actions are going to work because the real problem is the lack of faith in some of the institutions that do have the accurate information. >> i think you are absolutely right about that. thank you so much for joining us. >>> coming up, why tom brady might have 15 million reasons to delay his retirement until next month. details from an initial report on downing street's lockdown parties and what they could mean for boris johnson. for boris johnson. voltaren, the joy of movement. real cowboys get customized car insurance with liberty mutual, so we only pay for what we need. -hey tex, -wooo. can someone else get a turn? yeah, hang on, i'm about to break my own record. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. l

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. >>> new this morning joe rogan breaks his silence after his podcast qaas backlash for spotify. and spotify with a new way to handle the covid misinformation. >>> and the bengalss return to the big game for the first time since 1989. >>> and the incredible generosity of strangers who reached out to fill a bucket list for one father and daughter monday, january 31st "early today" starts right now. >>> thank you for being with us and good morning i'm cori coffin. >> and i'm frances rivera. the u.s. is ramping up the pressure on russia they're looking at strict new sanctions against russia as they continue to amass troops along the ukrainian border brie jackson is in d.c. with the latest good morning this is a high-wire act for lawmakers. >> reporter: good morning, fra frances. there's no doubt about that. they hope to have a sanctions package by the end of this week. chairman bob menendez told cnn the bill is at the one yard line it would target the country's banks and southern everybody debt as well as provide more military for ukraine it will leave a lasting mark on russia. >> i

artists remain spotify's most valuable asset. backlash from the artistic community is a potential risk to the downside for the streaming music service. tom: bloomberg's laura wright on the spotify controversy. coming up, restrictions on russia and the latest from the situation on the ukrainian border. we will speak to our guest. stick with us. this is bloomberg. ♪ tom: welcome back. we are 30 minutes into the european trading day. here are your top stories. goldman sachs boosts rate calls to five. it could raise by 50 basis points in march. omicron hits chinese factories and the consumer, but stocks start the week mostly higher. and spotify outlines steps to halt the spread of misleading covid-19 information in an attempt to quell a growing controversy over its support for the podcast host joe rogan. just to clarify, what is spotify going to do, put notices around some of this covid-19 related content, offering viewers an alternative route to get that information as well. not an outright ban. to clarify, it will be notices to kee

she explained why spotify appear to be siding with joe rogan over the musicians.y into it. i think at this point spotify i feel like they'll likely protect this thing they put a lot of money into. at this point a day really made some big decisions about what they want to do what they want to support. there are a lot of other discussions right now about how spotify is paying artist. i think the decisions that neil young and joni mitchell had made with regards to this is going to be an interesting component looming into this bigger discussion about what is spotify is and what's tenable. they are not so much making their own content this is very exclusive to tears streaming out lead, when you think about them using about them as a streaming house the night outlet where this is like production and creating their own content. any other artists you have heard of that might be thinking about or thinking about having to ask for their music to be removed ? i think this is something else that's going to be fascinating to watch play out. because david crosby is someone who s

spotify is warning its podcasts to follow spotify rules, rules which up until now it had never talked about publicly or even made available. among the rules, podcasters should not assert that aids, covid-19 or cancer are a hoax, encourage the consumption of bleach, suggest that vaccines are designed to cause death or encourage people to purposely get infected with covid-19. those are pretty low bars. rogan could keep doing what he's doing and not violate any of those rules. now, people are discovering it is pretty easy to switch from spotify to another music service, like apple music. if you have an amazon prime account, you already have free access to a limited version of amazon music you may not even know anything about. many people do, though, have carefully cultivated playlists on spotify they don't want to leave, but there are a number of apps that will convert your spotify playlists into other services. this is called song shift. it takes about the length of a football halftime to convert ten playlists and cancel spotify. one fan said he doubts if people leave spotify they'll ac

as former president trump suggests he'll pardon the january 6th defendants if he's re-elected >>> spotify's ceo speaking out how the company plans to combat covid misinformation amid growing pressure from the stars it works with to pull joe rogan off the platform. >>> dr. johnny fever signs off. we remember the actor, howard hesseman from "wkrp in cincinnati. >>> and rafael nadal breaks an all-time grand slam record in a comeback victory for the ages >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with kate snow >>> good evening it is a frozen landscape across nine states tonight at least a foot of snow fell from maryland to maine. just look at what they woke up to this morning in brant rock, massachusetts, south of boston. those ice-encrusted homes after blowing snow and winds over 50 miles an hour. the biggest snow total this weekend was also in massachusetts more than 30 inches in stoughton, almost that much on new york's long island and parts of the jersey shore. at least four people were killed by this storm. up and down the east coast, frigid temperatures, 10 to 15 degrees below average. eve

they signed an exclusive deal with spotify last year.or of "zero :00." >> i think it's commendable neil young kicked this off. he had to know a battle between him and joe rogen, joe rogen is probably going to win the battle for advertiser dollars and institutional backing, but young was taking a principled stand. look, i think that anytime we're asking a company or a platform to remove content or to sensor consent, that should be taken really seriously, and approached really carefully. in this instance, joe rogen has a long history of having science denialists on, and is presenting those folks including those people spreading covid misinformation as experts, and now he's doing it with the backing and exclusive financial backing of spotify. i think three years into a pandemic where we are still stuck because of vaccine hesitancy, the american public is fed up and frustrated and neil young is the avatar for that. >> your thoughts? >> i think people have to realize, and think about the long tale of this whole situation. right now, of course

thea;r spotify is and what is tenable. they are not so much _ spotify is and what is tenable.ut them, you think of them as being just a streaming outlet but this is reduction and creating their own content. are there any other artist you have heard about you are thinking or asking for their music to be removed? i thinking or asking for their music to be removed?— to be removed? i think this is something — to be removed? i think this is something that _ to be removed? i think this is something that will _ to be removed? i think this is something that will be - to be removed? i think this is - something that will be fascinating to watch play out. he doesn't have that kind of say in taking his music down, so i think different artists have different level of control over their masters and when it comes down to it it would be great to see more people making these kinds of stands and really kind of taking charge of their art like this, but the fact is that a lot of them don't have their masters and again, that is another facet of the music industry and the way that it does not reall

what does spotify do if taylor swift is next?> it is such a great question and believe me, this is not going to be the last time we see an artist clash with spotify over one of their podcast hosts. spotify is making a huge bet on podcasts and we know that those controversy conspiracy oriented podcasts are often some of the best performing, so i think we should absolutely assume that maybe let's say more contemporary artist than neil young is going to throw a fit and they may be able to give up that streaming revenue because as we also know, spotify doesn't pay that much per stream so if i were spotify, i would be developing a much better response plan than we have seen from them so far >> but spotify is the big dog in this space, isn't it neil young himself concedes 40% of his streaming revenue comes from spotify >> that's true but keep in mind, artists are typically only making fractions of a penny per stream there, and much of that is going to their record label so i think you're going to see more artists willing to make a stan

what happened in the last couple hours is the ceo of spotify posted a letter online describes what spotify's actually are. he also said that the platform will now have a covid-19 advisory in front of any content that discusses covid-19 directing people to a resource hub with data-driven facts and resources from trusted people in the medical community. but let's sgee go exactly into he said. he said it is fortunate me we don't take on the position of being content censor while also making sure there are rules in place. if we take a close look at the spotify rules that have been posted for the first time, he says this is an effort to be a bit more transparent. admittedly, that here are some examples they list of what's not allowed. for example, saying that covid-19 is a hoax. encouraging consumption of bleach to cure. suggesting vaccines are designed to kill. encouraging people to get covid-19 to build immunity like hosting coronavirus parties. now, these are not exhaustive, they say, but examples of what's not allowed on their platform. of course, this all stems from an open letter earlier th

spotify shares are down 7.7% over the past week. lindsey graham is praising one of u.s. president joe biden's picks to replace retiring supreme court justice stephen breyer. on sunday graham called u.s. district judge j. michelle childs "a highly gifted jurist" and said he could not think of a better person for the job. cnn's suzanne malveaux has more on the selection process from washington. >> reporter: democrats would love to see bipartisan support of whomever president biden picks as his supreme court nominee, but quite frankly they say they don't need it. they are confident that they have the support, the 48 democrats, the two independents that caucus with them, to make up a simple majority to push this through for the president. we heard from the chair of the senate judiciary committee dick d durbin over the weekend saying they are ready to go as soon as that pick is known, they have the paperwork, the staff, the records. they'll hold hearings in march, april and move this along very quickly. having said that, they would love

i don't think spotify yet has sort of one their case, at least not in the court of public opinion. and what about your young and joni mitchell? i mean, do you think these artists do they have the leverage to force companies like spotify to change? well, i don't know, to sort of 60 spoke rockers will have enough leverage to move one of the most powerful media companies in the world. but what they could do is, is set a precedent and if they, if other artists follow them, if you see like more up to date artists not to offend mr. young a taylor taylor swift or the weekend say very powerful ars with huge followings. if they fall in the pull their music on spot, i maybe we'll see the company start to move, especially because it could influence the image, the brand image of spot on. i think that's more what they're worried about. more that then subscribers are leaving the service. so far we haven't seen a, an ex, great exodus of subscribers from the service because of this protest. and i'm not sure if we will. we definitely haven't seen that from other services. like say netflix, when the

it's the number one podcast on spotify.n't want to just completely axe the show, but they also have to do damage control like you said. so when it comes to covid and potential misinformation, they are going to put some sort of disclaimer. will that be enough, you ask? we're just going to have to wait and see. but it's interesting to hear joe's perspective in what joe rogan said, he said, i never expected to have this many viewers. i never expected to have so many listeners and have this type of a responsibility and platform. but he has it, so it will be interesting to see if he actually does follow through on his word and balance his content out. >> so, i mean, there's other popular people like brene brown who decided to pause their work on spotify. prince harry and meghan markle joined the list of people pressuring spotify. they are hanging onto their podcast contract for now. do you think more people will follow suit and bail on them or most people are going to stick by them? >> i think it's going to be split. i think mor

spotify's popular music service is not profitable. on the popularity of podcasts, especially joe rogan who generates 11 million listeners per episode. trade? >> trace: thanks, ashley. let's bring in brian kilmeade, co-host of the new show "one nation." so glad you got another show. i worry about the air time that you get. the 40 hours you're on aweek allows you to write one or two books a month. >> i never should have agreed the come on here. >> trace: you're on because you're the best. i want to say, it feels to me even though spotify is kind of holding strong and not going to pull any of joe rogan's podcasts, feels like neil young and joni mitchell and the rest are winning this. what do you think? >> that's interesting. because in a way if you look at the three musicians who had their day 40 years ago and people that are in their 70s want to relive it, if you look at that as winning, we lose. joe rogan does a great job and brings a new perspective is aside. what is scary is, he interviewed qualified people that have a differing view

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cnn's natasha chen puts it all into perspective for you. >> reporter: spotify c.e.o. 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 in the public health community. in an effort to be more transparent, spotify also published its long-standing platform rules. part of the rules addressing false or deceptive medical information says content cannot cause offline harm or pose a direct threat to public health. some examples spotify gave include saying that covid-19 is a hoax or suggesting that vaccines are designed to kill people. notably, the contro

and spotify hired the man.ave to talk with him and deal with it like any other media cane. >> it's an important point you're making. the addition tings between a platform versus a content developer. because that's at the crux of this. because spotify is saying, no, we are a platform. people use our platform, even in some of the same ways we have seen facebook or some of the other social media companies you report on. >> facebook doesn't make content. they don't pay anyone $100 million. if they did, they would be responsible for them. this is a very different relationship. i don't like it on facebook either and they have responsibility, but in this case, it's a clear cut case of responsibility. or they can just take the backlash. fox news does. it's normal. this is part of the normal media environment. it's not old or new. they hire him, it's an editorial decision. it's not censorship to try to correct incorrect facts. or just don't do it. then deal with the criticism. >> real quick, do you think this is potenti

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citigroup upgraded spotify from a buy to a neutral after spotify 's number one podcaster joe rogan issuedn apology and a response to the boycott started last week by singer song writer neil young. the music and podcast streaming service has come under pressure to remove joe rogan's podcast after young complaining that the show is "spreading fake information about coronavirus vaccines" yanked his music off the streaming platform, that move followed by joanie mitchell pulling her music off the site, wiped more than $2 billion from spotify's market value. well the stock is up today on the heels of rogan coming out on instagram yesterday saying he's open to change. >> one of the things that spotify wants to do that i agree with is that at the beginning of these controversial podcasts like specifically ones about covid is to put a disclaimer and say that you should speak with your physician and that these people and opinions that they express are contrary to the opinions of the consensus of experts, which i think is very important. sure, have that on there. i'm very happy with that. also, i th