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Posted: 2022-01-30T22:37:52Z | Updated: 2022-01-31T18:11:54Z

Spotify announced Sunday that it will add content advisories to any podcast episode that discusses COVID-19 after musicians Joni Mitchell and Neil Young moved to take their music off the streaming service in protest of it hosting podcasts that spread misinformation about the coronavirus pandemic.

The audio company said this content advisory, which will be added in the coming days, will direct listeners to Spotifys COVID-19 hub, where listeners will be able to access related information from scientists, physicians, academics and public health authorities around the world, as well as links to trusted sources.

This page, as of Sunday, features news from the BBC, Politico, CNN and ABC News.

Spotify did not clarify whether the advisory will air during podcast episodes, or merely appear on the shows page or within episode descriptions.

The company also said it is making public its long-standing rules for podcasters. These rules include a ban on content that promotes dangerous false or dangerous deceptive medical information that may cause offline harm or poses a direct threat to public health, and specified COVID-19 in several instances.