In fact, the virus affects younger Americans (especially those with complicated pre-existing health problems) and also prevents the spread of the virus to those who are more vulnerable to the more dangerous symptoms of the disease.

Among other false statements, the very popular host has suggested that younger Americans are not at risk for the virus and do not need to receive a vaccine.

Her comments come as two musical artists with massive crowds, Neil Young and Joni Mitchell, decided to remove their music from the company’s streaming service in protest of podcast host Joe Rogan’s endorsement of misinformation about the Covid-19 pandemic and vaccines. “Ultimately, our view is that it is a good step, it is a positive step, but there is more that can be done,” the press secretary said.

Ms Psaki said it was the responsibility of all companies, and especially the platforms, where Americans get their news, to “be responsible and vigilant to ensure that the American people have accurate information about something as important as Covid-19. She replied that the change was a good step, but that the company could take steps (if it wanted to) to actively ban content that contained misinformation, which experts have warned will prolong the pandemic and lead to more deaths. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki urged music and podcast streaming giant Spotify to do “more” in the fight against Covid-19 misinformation on Tuesday.Īt her daily press briefing, President Joe Biden’s top spokeswoman was asked about a decision by the company to add disclaimers linking to Covid-19 information centers to any content that includes discussion of the pandemic, vaccines or Covid-19 itself.

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