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SiriusXM to launch 'Neil Young Radio' after he parts ways with Spotify

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Re: SiriusXM to launch 'Neil Young Radio' after he parts ways with Spotify

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> Spotify said it was removing the “Heart of Gold” songwriter’s music after he protested vaccine misinformation on the streaming service.

This is so misleading it's not even funny. It makes it sound like Spotify censored Young, but in reality, Young asked to be removed after they refused his demand to censor someone else. And before you say "they clarify it below the fold", that's not really an excuse. There's a big problem with putting misleading statements above the fold and only putting a key detail below it.

Re: SiriusXM to launch 'Neil Young Radio' after he parts ways with Spotify

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> Spotify said it was removing the “Heart of Gold” songwriter’s music after he protested vaccine misinformation on the streaming service. This is so misleading it's not even funny. It makes it sound like Spotify censored Young, but in reality, Young asked to be removed after they refused his demand to censor someone else. And before you say "they clarify it below the fold", that's not really an excuse. There's a big…

Correct. And unfortunately is common practice in almost all editorials.

Re: SiriusXM to launch 'Neil Young Radio' after he parts ways with Spotify

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> Spotify said it was removing the “Heart of Gold” songwriter’s music after he protested vaccine misinformation on the streaming service. This is so misleading it's not even funny. It makes it sound like Spotify censored Young, but in reality, Young asked to be removed after they refused his demand to censor someone else. And before you say "they clarify it below the fold", that's not really an excuse. There's a big…

Correct. And unfortunately is common practice in almost all editorials.

It's not limited to editorials, it's the new standard for news monetization