Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Call Out 'Serious Harms' of COVID-19 Misinformation on Spotify

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are joining the conversation surrounding the COVID-19 misinformation on Spotify. After it was revealed that Neil Young and Joni Mitchell pulled their music from the streaming service, due to the misinformation on the app, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are calling for the platform to make a change.  “Since the inception of Archwell, 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,” a statement from an Archwell spokesperson said.

The statement revealed that Harry, 37, and Meghan, 40, brought up their concerns about the “all too real consequences of COVID-19 misinformation,” last April.  “We have continued to express our concerns to Spotify to ensure changes to its platform are made to help address this public health crisis,” the statement added. “We look to Spotify to meet this moment and are committed to continuing our work together as it does.” In December 2020, Spotify announced that the Duke and Duchess would partner with the streaming service to put out uplifting and entertaining original content that would focus on “kindness and compassion,” through their podcast.

In a teaser from their podcast, the couple shared their vision.  «One of the things my husband and I have always talked about is our passion for meeting people and hearing their stories,» Meghan shared.