Prince Harry Meghan Markle Call Out ‘COVID-19 Misinformation’ On Spotify
hollywoodlife.comPrince Harry, 37, and Meghan Markle, 40, are the latest celebrities to speak out against Spotify and its views on the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are expressing concerns about the way the streaming company has shared inaccuracies about the virus and are asking them to address the “serious harms” of misinformation featured on their platform, according to a statement released by a spokesperson for their foundation, Archewell, on Jan.
30, People reports. The husband and wife’s action comes just days after Neil Young pulled his music from Spotify due to the same concerns. “Since the inception of Archewell, 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,” the statement added. “We have continued to express our concerns to Spotify to ensure changes to its platform are made to help address this public health crisis.” Related Gallery “We look to Spotify to meet this moment and are committed to continuing our work together as it does,” the statement concluded.
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