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Summary

Spotify removed an Andrew Tate podcast titled Pimping Hoes after complaints, including a petition with over 92,000 signatures.

The company cited violations of its policies against dehumanizing content but denied employee complaints influenced the decision. Other Tate podcasts remain on the platform despite accusations that they promote misogyny and exploitation.

The Tate brothers, facing rape and human trafficking charges in Romania and under investigation in the UK, claim innocence.

The controversy follows broader concerns about Spotify hosting harmful content, including past criticism over Joe Rogan’s podcast.

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[–] MolecularCactus1324@lemmy.world 6 points 8 hours ago

Now do Joe Rogan

[–] noxypaws@pawb.social 9 points 10 hours ago

They could have done so before the complaints, and yet

[–] dzso@lemmy.world 5 points 9 hours ago

Whatever high level Spotify leadership kept the human trafficking content up there for so long needs to be throughly investigated and publicly shamed.

[–] CobraChicken3000@lemmy.ca 63 points 15 hours ago

Ite takes 92,000 complaints for Spotify to enforce their own policies regarding dehumanizing content? Great work, Spotify!

[–] nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 35 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Imagine if Casey Anthony made a podcast about getting rid of annoying kids. That's about the same energy of a sex trafficker having a pimping podcast, no idea why it took such a push to end it.

[–] dustyData@lemmy.world 19 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

Tune in for the all new podcast, "how to get away with murder" by OJ Simpson.

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 16 points 15 hours ago (1 children)
[–] MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world 7 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Love that the publisher greyed out "If" there.

[–] MutilationWave@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 7 hours ago

More the IP owners. You see OJ never paid the civil suit money to Goldman's family he was fined. He "wrote" this book to make some cash, the Goldman family sued, won, and were given the rights to the book. They had it published with the cover like this and received the money OJ would have been paid.

[–] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 3 points 10 hours ago

I thought the whole thing ended up that OJ didn't actually kill him it, it was his son and he took the fall

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 11 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Wait... So all I have to do is complain about it?

I'm off to bitch about Joe Rogan.

[–] FilthyHookerSpit@lemmy.world 7 points 13 hours ago

I doubt they take down Joe after they spent a pretty penny getting him on Spotify (don't know if that contract is still active)