Follow the blood money Spotify makes streaming COVID misinfo

Over 2,000 Americans die from COVID every day. Yet, Spotify continues to stream COVID misinformation. Why? Follow the blood money.

“Hundreds of scientists, professors and public health professionals penned an open letter to Spotify urging the streaming platform to crack down on misinformation after an episode of the podcast promoted “baseless conspiracy theories” about the COVID-19 pandemic. — The Feed

Blood money is obtained at the cost of another’s life. Example ‘the blood money earned by people who profited from the tragedy’ — Merriam Webster Dictionary

This relationship map traces the reported $100 million dollar deal between Spotify and Joe Rogan to billionaire investors and advertisers including:

• Four multi-billionaires on the Forbes 400 list of the wealthiest people in the world
• Firms that invest in both Spotify that spreads COVID misinformation and Moderna that provides a COVID vaccination
• A CEO who advises ‘Leadership commands you to speak beyond the merits of your business’ but supports the spread of COVID misinformation through ads

Blood money trail