Harry And Meghan Speak About Ongoing Covid Spotify Row

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle have claimed that they had reached out to Spotify last year, with concerns over the spreading of Covid misinformation in relation to vaccines and protocols.

This comes after artists Neil Young and Joni Mitchell announced that they have removed their material from the site, over the spreading of false information from Spotify podcast The Joe Rogan Experience. 

The podcaster has previously called Covid-19 a "hoax". 

Taking to Instagram, Rogan had this to say on the recent saga.

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Since then, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have released a statement via a spokesperson which was shared online by journalist Oliver Scobie. 

“Since the inception of Archewell [the pair’s non-profit organization], we have worked to address the real-time global misinformation crisis. Hundreds of millions of people are affected by the serious harms of rampant mis- and disinformation every day”, the statement began. 

“Last April, our co-founders began expressing concerns to our partners at Spotify about the all too real consequences of COVID-19 misinformation on its platform. We have continued to express our concerns to Spotify to ensure changes to its platform are made to help address this public health crisis”.

“We look to Spotify to meet this moment and are committed to continuing our work together as it does”. 

The couple had signed a deal with the streaming service to host and produce podcasts through their brand Archewell Studio back in 2020. 

In light of the ongoing controversy surrounding @Spotify’s continued support of Joe Rogan, whose podcast has spread proven misinformation about Covid-19 and vaccine efficacy, a spokesperson for Archewell (Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan’s foundation) says: pic.twitter.com/MZE7RqTNxY

— Omid Scobie (@scobie) January 30, 2022