Spotify has closed its office in Russia indefinitely.
The music streamer’s team reviewed “thousands of pieces of content” since the conflict escalated Jan. 24, and has restricted the discoverability of dubious, propaganda-leaning content. As a result, all content from Russian state-backed news channels RT and Sputnik has been from its platform in the European Union and other markets.
Spotify’s hard line on Russia should appease some its critics, many of whom slammed the business on a range of issues, including its paltry royalties to creators, to its executives’ pay-packets, and the controversialAs a result of those issues and others, Neil YoungFor years, Spotify had tried, and failed, towith its popular app. In 2015, Spotify announced it would bail on its planned entry into the market, citing a growing list of negative factors in the country.
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