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He took a $100m to deal to publish original content on Spotify. Spotify is no longer just a library, it’s a publisher with editorial responsibilities.



I agree that as a publisher who paid a hefty sum for the exclusive rights to the content, they 100% have the right to do this.

I'm just saying this general trend of cancellation and suppressing views that don't fit squarely in the box of "whatever society accepts at the moment" (which by the way changes by the minute) is troubling.


We have always done this. Since the beginning of our species. We live under a society of consensus. We believe in stuff because our parents told us to believe, however silly it might be. There never was a point in history where someone could say everything they wanted without having the consequences of their speech.




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