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Diplomatic boycott, very much reported and criticized here in the chinese state media. rosemary? >> all right, steven jung joining us live from beijing. many thanks. it will now add a content advisory to all pod casts that mention covid-19. the move comes after several artists said they will leave the platform as it continues to host joe rogan who has spread misleading claims about the virus. cnns ma tasha chen has our report. >> reporter: spotify c.e.o. daniel eck wrote a public letter on the...

Content advisory, what does that mean exactly? what kind of impact is it likely to have? >> well this is something a lot of folks have probably seen before if youve been on facebook or instagram, anytime theres a post related to covid-19, theres a banner across the bottom and if you tap on that it brings you to a resource hub. same idea here, the ceo of spotify put out a letter today on its website saying that they would have such an advisory, that would bring people to a covid-19 hub where they...

Information on vaccines and covid lies. and then theyre going to publish. they did publish yesterday for the first time some of their content policies regarding things like covid misinformation. and they have vowed to work with creators so that they understand that these policies are in place. the ceo came out yesterday and he said this. he was very blunt and said we know we have a critical role to play in supporting creative expression while balancing it with the safety of our users. in that ro...

With covid-19 and test ways to highlight the rules. basically doing what twitter and facebook and other platforms did two years ago. nothing original, nothing novel. belated in responding to the pressure from subscribers but said its important we dont take on the position of being content censor while making sure theres rules in place for those who violate them. you can hear the tension. doesnt want to be a kcensor bu n not. joe rogan not mentioned and the anti-vaccination narratives out of the ...

>> thanks very much, paula newton there. now, spotify says it will now add a content advisory to all pod casts that mention covid-19. the move comes after several artists said they will leave the platform as it continues to host joe rogan who has spread misleading claims about the virus. cnns natasha chen puts it all into perspective for you. >> reporter: spotify c.e.o. daniel eck wrote a public letter on the platforms website on sunday explaining spotifys rules and how he says theyll do more ...

Better is have more experts with differing opinions right after i have the controversial ones. i would most certainly be open to doing that. >> so rogan pushed back against the term "misinformation." he says his guests have an opinion that is different from the mainstream narrative and wanted to hear what their opinion is. rogan said he books all of the guests himself and doesnt always prepare before their conversations, but he promised to do more research in the future to balance things out. th...

Eck says, "it is important ome that we dont take on the position of being content censor while also making sure there are rules in place and consequences for those who violate them." he says spotify is working to add a content advisory to any podcast episode that includes discussion about covid-19. it will direct listeners to a covid-19 hub that provides data-driven facts and up-to-date information from trusted sources in the public health community. in an effort to be more transparent, spotify ...

That if he runs for president again and wins, mr. trump might give pardons to those who were criminally charged in the january 6th attack the former president insisting that the protesters are being treated unfairly kate. >> thank you, josh we have some breaking news about the audio streaming service spotify. late today the companys ceo spoke out about how they will address covids misinformation on their platform spotify is under fire for hosting the controversial joe rogan podcast. some major...

It must be a big different feeling there. from 2008. i can only imagine. appreciate it. spotfy says it will add a content advisory to all pod casts that mention covid-19. that move coming after several artists said they will leave the platform if it continues to host joe rogen. spreading misleading claims about the virus. cnn reports. >> reporter: spotty ceo wrote a public letter on the web site on sunday. explaining the rules and how he says theyll do more to combat covid-19 misinformation. i...

That discusses covid-19 directing people to a resource hub with data-driven facts and resources from trusted people in the medical community. but lets sgee go exactly into he said. he said it is fortunate me we dont take on the position of being content censor while also making sure there are rules in place. if we take a close look at the spotify rules that have been posted for the first time, he says this is an effort to be a bit more transparent. admittedly, that here are some examples they li...