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Neil Young’s recent decision to pull his music from Spotify, the world’s largest streaming service, has shaken up the music industry and sparked broader questions about how streaming services operate. Young demanded that the company choose between his music or Joe Rogan’s misinformation-laden podcast. Spotify chose Rogan. This ought not to surprise anyone. In 2020, More

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This content originally appeared on CounterPunch.org and was authored by Sonali Kolhatkar.

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