WHO chief backs Neil Young after the singer demanded Spotify either drop Joe Rogan or remove his music

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Young made the request because several episodes of Rogan's podcast have promoted false claims about Covid-19.

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Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP via Getty Images, Jo Hale/Redferns via Getty ImagesYoung had asked the streamer to choose between his music and the podcast"The Joe Rogan Experience."On Thursday, the World Health Organisation's top dog commended singer Neil Young for insisting that his music be removed from Spotify over Covid-19 misinformation from a well-known podcast on its streaming service.

"@NeilYoungNYA, thanks for standing up against misinformation and inaccuracies around #COVID19 vaccination," "Public and private sector, in particular #socialmedia platforms, media, individuals — we all have a role to play to end this pandemic and infodemic," he wrote, reposting a Rolling Stone article that broke the news of Young's decision.to his manager and a Warner Records executive demanding that his songs be removed from Spotify.

"I am doing this because Spotify is spreading fake information about vaccines – potentially causing death to those who believe the disinformation being spread by them," the Canadian-American musician wrote, according to

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