Spotify has eliminated a number of podcasts by controversial influencer Andrew Tate, with a spokesperson saying the content material “violated our insurance policies.”
The transfer got here after Spotify confronted mounting strain for taking advantage of Tate’s misogynistic messaging, with a change.org petition to take away the content material producing over 100,000 signatures, and up to date studies alleging that even Spotify workers felt it was “fairly vile” that they hosted it.
However whereas a few of Tate’s content material has certainly been eliminated — like a category on “pimping hoes” — some stays on the platform. Presently, a course on “The way to get ladies FAST AND EASY” continues to be obtainable to stream, with appalling quotes like “A girl who is knowing and sort and respects you doesn’t exist, except you power her to be that approach.”
To that finish, the Spotify spokesperson has asserted that the content material of Tate’s that was eliminated was evidently taken down solely for violating the corporate’s insurance policies, “not due to worker dialogue” (per The Guardian). Spotify does have guidelines towards content material that makes “dehumanizing” statements and targets particular teams for harassment, however it presently appears unclear as to how they’re ascertaining what does and doesn’t violate them.
All of this has occurred as Tate is dealing with elevated scrutiny, with the state of Florida opening a legal investigation towards him earlier this month. He additionally faces investigations in the UK and Romania, the place he was arrested for human trafficking allegations in 2022.
Tate and his brother, Tristan, have denied wrong-doing, and described the authorized actions towards them as an “unfair” assault by the “matrix” on a podcast episode titled “Prepared and Ready,” which continues to be obtainable to stream on Spotify.
In the meantime, Spotify has had a reasonably dismal 2025 to date, having songwriters boycott their Grammy get together, internet hosting an inauguration brunch for Donald Trump, and being referred to as the “worst factor that has occurred to musicians” by Björk.