Spotify CEO on Company’s Hateful Conduct Policy: ‘We Rolled This Out Wrong’



The rollout for Spotify’s new “hate content and hateful conduct” policy could have been handled better, the streaming provider’s CEO conceded Wednesday.

“The whole goal with this was to make sure that we didn’t have hate speech,” Daniel Ek said during a Code Conference Q&A session, according to Variety. “It was never about punishing one individual artist or even naming one individual artist.” The new policy, announced earlier this month, ultimately resulted in the removal of XXXTentacion and R. Kelly from Spotify playlists. X’s music was ultimately reinstated for playlist placement, while Kelly’s was not. “We rolled this out wrong and could have done a much better job,” Ek said.

Watch Open Late here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RN_sqFdhQx0&list=PLNE967m3_UeTvZgxvxj7a2gMA_i4iVYUP

Subscribe to Complex News for More: http://goo.gl/PJeLOl

Watch ‘Complex Live’ on Go90 here: https://www.go90.com/shows/11cHKK3D2iU

Check out more of Complex here:
http://www.complex.com

https://www.facebook.com/complex
https://www.instagram.com/complex/
https://plus.google.com/+complex/

COMPLEX is a community of creators and curators, armed with the Internet, committed to surfacing and sharing the voices and conversations that define our new America. Our videos exemplify convergence culture, exploring topics that include music, sneakers, style, sports and pop culture through original shows and Complex News segments. Featuring your favorite celebrities, authoritative commentary, and a unique voice, our videos make culture pop.

source

Author: admin

21 thoughts on “Spotify CEO on Company’s Hateful Conduct Policy: ‘We Rolled This Out Wrong’

  1. Spotify keeping tracks up by artists like xxxtentacion or R. Kelly is financially supporting sex offenders and if your gonna defend them cause you say he was acquitted or that he wasn't convicted even when you can see all the overwhelming evidence brought against them… get real man. What y'all think?

  2. This shit is so disgraceful. So in no way personal matters should be related to music or just arts? Imagine if some asshole musician killed a close one to you, and people still support him instead of supporting you and looking at your cause. Would you not wish to put an end to that musician in anyway or put an end to their gain, support and ties?

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *