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For audio podcasters, a whole new medium is now at your fingertips. Whether you’re already a podcaster who’s been thinking about trying video or you’re already making video content, Video Podcasts on Spotify represent a massive opportunity. With video, you can try a different medium and reach new fans on Spotify Fans, meanwhile, have the option to either view episodes front-and-center or seamlessly switch them to the background for on-the-go listening. Video creators, like their audio counterparts, can reach millions of people on Spotify and leverage exclusive monetization offerings-including Spotify’s Podcast Subscriptions-to turn Video Podcasts into a new source of income.

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Click here to read about it!Īfter announcing last year that Video Podcasts on Spotify would help you show your story, we’re excited to invite a whole lot more of you to take your show to the next level: Starting today on Anchor-Spotify’s free podcasting platform-Video Podcasts are available to creators in the US, UK, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. Increasingly, protesters and counter-protesters are showing up at these events armed.JUpdate: We've expanded Video Podcasts to six additional countries-Italy, Spain, Germany, France, Mexico, and Brazil. The far-right protesters held up antisemitic and homophobic signs and also clashed with counter-protesters outside the church.Ĭontext: These events, particularly ones with a drag queen aspect, have become flashpoints for clashes between far-right extremists and far-left activists aligned with the anti-fascist movement. White supremacists including people aligned with the extremist groups Patriot Front and the Proud Boys showed up at First Christian Church in Katy, Texas, outside Houston to protest a drag queen bingo fundraiser to benefit Transparent Closet, a free clothing resource for transgender youth, the Daily Kos reported. It seems hardly a week goes by without Proud Boys, neo-Nazis or other extremist groups showing up at events to display hate and intolerance. This year has seen a surge in protests against events at churches, businesses and schools that celebrate the LGBTQ+ community. We've written about Twitter, YouTube and Facebook's approaches before. The platform was notified about the presence of white supremacist artists back in February and despite re-vamping its rules, those rules don't seem to be being enforced, the ADL notes.Ī Spotify spokesperson told Gizmodo, 'We recognize that even with our continued innovation and investments when it comes to moderation, there is always more work to be done.”īroader context: Spotify is just one of many tech companies with a track record of struggling to tackle extremist content.

The report also notes Spotify has failed to take action on findings that it is hosting extremist music. The ADL identified 40 white supremacist artists with a presence on Spotify, ranging from 'Fashwave' (a subset of the non-extremist 'Vaporwave' movement promoted by neo-Nazis) to national socialist black metal.Īs the ADL notes: 'Music has long been an effective way to radicalize extremists, allowing artists to both entertain and indoctrinate vulnerable listeners.' The highly popular music streaming service Spotify is still hosting white supremacist and other far-right extremist music, despite calls from activists to take the tunes down, according to a report late last week from the Anti-Defamation League's Center on Extremism.

Spotify, the giant streaming service, is also hosting pro-extremist music, a new report claims.

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