Spotify Removes Racist Music In Response To Charlottesville

[Judi Lynn]

Source: National Public Radio



August 17, 20175:58 PM ET


Spotify and other streaming services have begun removing white supremacist content from its platforms, as websites and musicians alike scramble to distance themselves from the white nationalist movement that caused chaos in Charlottesville.

In a statement on Wednesday, Spotify blamed the labels and distributors that supply music to its database, but says "material that favors hatred or incites violence against race, religion, sexuality or the like is not tolerated by us. Spotify takes immediate action to remove any such material as soon as it has been brought to our attention."

Tidal, the streaming service owned by Jay-Z, seems to be following suit. Two "hate bands" NPR found on Tuesday had been removed as of Thursday morning.

The swift rebuke of racist content wasn't limited to listening platforms. Country music website Wide Open Country took the unorthodox step of publishing an editorial directed at any racist readers, after a roundup of country musician reactions to Charlottesville drew polarizing criticism on social media.

Read more: http://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2017/08/17/544240096/spotify-removes-racist-music-in-response-to-charlottesville?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=opinion

[shenmue]

1. Good!

[sandensea]

2. Now, if could ever get around to removing gospel rock.

Of course, it would take a miracle.

[Turn CO Blue]

3. snort. Contemporary Christian songs, lyrics, production -- an assault on music itself.

[sandensea]

4. And an assault on public coffers.

Those charlatans cost the IRS untold billions in taxes they should be paying, like any entertainer.

[MosheFeingold]

5. Out of curiosity

Do they also ban misogynistic rap and other foul music?

Homophobic rap and the like?

And anti-Semitic rap? E.g,:

http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2010/09/altschuler-launches-jewish-studies-lecture-series

They could end up with a pretty short playlist.

[Blue Idaho]

6. It's a start...

Ironically Spotify shows more moral courage than all of the elected republicans combined.

[bora13]

7. country?

shit, where do you think most of these WS's find comfort?
let's hope more blow-back is in the future for WS's.

[PSPS]

8. "In Response To Charlottesville?" Why would it have been there in the first place? (Rhetorical)