Misogynist influencer’s content reportedly sparked objections from staff as well as a petition signed by 92,000. Spotify has removed an Andrew Tate podcast after complaints from users including an online petition signed by more than 92,000 people. The “degree course” by the misogynist influencer titled “pimping hoes” was deemed to be in breach of the company’s rules and removed. Several podcasts have been removed from the service this week, including the “pimping hoes” course. The takedowns were first reported by the tech news site 404 Media, which alleged that some Spotify employees had complained about Tate content being available. “Pretty vile that we’re hosting Andrew Tate’s content,” wrote one employee on an internal messaging platform, according to 404 Media. A Spotify spokesperson said: “The content in question was removed because it violated our policies, not because of employee discussion.” One Spotify user, commenting on the podcast before it was taken down, wrote: “These courses actively teach men how to manipulate, control and profit from the exploitation of women.” The user added that the course breached Spotify’s own terms of use.
via guardian: Spotify takes down Andrew Tate ‘pimping’ podcast after complaints
siehe auch: ‘Pretty Vile:’ Spotify Removes Andrew Tate ‘Pimping Hoes’ Class After Employees Complain Internal Spotify communications viewed by 404 Media show Spotify’s own employees complaining about Andrew Tate’s course being available on the platform. Some Spotify employees are not happy that the audio streaming giant was, until this week, hosting and profiting from a course about “pimping hoes” by Andrew Tate, according to internal Spotify communications viewed by 404 Media. “Pretty vile that we’re hosting Andrew Tate’s content,” one Spotify employee said in a company Slack channel called #ethics-club, and linked to a Linkedin post that criticized Spotify for hosting the course. “Happy Women’s History Month, everybody!” another employee said, adding a sweating smiling emoji. Tate is an infamous manosphere influencer known for promoting misogyny and anti-semitic conspiracy theories and who was previously charged for human trafficking and rape. Since those Slack messages were posted, Spotify appears to have removed the “pimping hoes” class from its platform. Another course titled “How to get girls FAST AND EASY by Andrew Tate (PHD Course),” is still hosted on Spotify, and has over 70 comments from users calling for its removal. Before it was removed, the “pimping hoes” course had 276 comments on Spotify that unanimously called on the company to remove it.