On Monday, famed singer-songwriter Neil Young had his music removed from Spotify as a protest against the platform’s distribution of Joe Rogan, who’s been widely criticized for spreading misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines on his Spotify-exclusive podcast. Now, Neil’s fans are taking their frustrations out on Spotify. Ars Technica reports: Though the loss of Young’s music likely represents a small percentage of overall streams on Spotify, Young pointed out that “Spotify represents 60% of the streaming of my music to listeners around the world.” For Young and his fans, the hit was palpable, and his fans are apparently taking their frustrations out on Spotify. The hashtag #SpotifyDeleted trended on Twitter yesterday, and fans seem to have inundated customer support with so many messages that Spotify has had to take it offline at times. “We’re currently getting a lot of contacts so may be slow to respond,” a large red banner has

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