Spotify has
just released a statement confirming that it has removed music and artists
linked to white supremacy from its platform.
The company
said in an official statement: 'Spotify takes immediate action to remove any
such material as soon as it has been brought to our attention. We are glad to
have been alerted to this content - and have already removed many of the bands
identified today, while urgently reviewing the remainder. Illegal content or
material that favours hatred or incites violence against race, religion,
sexuality or the like is not tolerated by us'.
Last
weekend, 32-year-old Heather Heyer died and 20 people were injured when a white
supremacist drove his car into anti-fascist protesters in Charlottesville and
the event has been spiralling into a series of bad press for Presiden Trump
after failing to condemn the terror groups in his speech.
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