Spotify officially announces it will roll back its hateful conduct policy

[JonesBones]

Disclaimer: I own stock in Spotify

This is an interesting debate. We can remove people from TV and other media but what about banning musical artists? Sounds like Tipper Gore all over again. What do you guys think? I personally am on the fence. I mean, R Kelly is bad. lol. They use cultural relativism.

Also, let us compare to Ice T and Cop Killer. Great song btw. Great album. The song itself was offensive. Ice T himself was not being attacked for his own behavior but for his music. Whereas Kelly's music is soft and his behavior is bad.

Oh man, remember the days of that cunt Tipper Gore? Ice T broke her off a little something. These lyrics are offensive to women.

Freedom of Speech, that's some motherfuckin' bullshit
You say the wrong thing, they'll lock your ass up quick
The FCC says "Profanity - No Airplay"?
They can suck my dick while I take a shit all day
Think I give a fuck about some silly bitch named Gore?
Yo PMRC, here we go, raw

Yo Tip, what's the matter? You ain't gettin' no dick?
You're bitchin' about rock'n'roll, that's censorship, dumb bitch
The Constitution says we all got a right to speak
Say what we want Tip, your argument is weak


Blast this shit. Let the neighborhood hear it.



I got my black shirt on
I got my black gloves on
I got my ski mask on
This shit's been too long
I got my twelve gauge sawed off
I got my headlights turned off
I'm 'bout to bust some shots off
I'm 'bout to dust some cops off

 

[JonesBones]

Oh, the article:

In an update posted to its website, Spotify said that the two-prong policy — which barred both songs with hateful lyrics and the catalogs of artists who have been accused of hateful conduct from being included in the streaming service’s curated playlists — was “too vague,” “created confusion and concern,” and “didn’t spend enough time getting input from our own team and key partners before sharing new guidelines.”

Stating that Spotify “[doesn’t] aim to play judge and jury,” the announcement goes on to highlight the “deeply rooted ... respective cultures” of its playlist editors, and that “their decisions focus on what music will positively resonate with their listeners. That can vary greatly from culture to culture, and playlist to playlist.”

https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/1/17417760/spotify-r-kelly-hateful-content-conduct-policy

 

[panamaican]

I always support corporations exercising their own personal policies on how to handle this stuff. Restrict or don't restrict, so long as there's no government pressure I'm good.

 

[Liquid Smoke]

I got my black shirt on
I got my black gloves on
I got my ski mask on
This shit's been too long
I got my twelve gauge sawed off
I got my headlights turned off
I'm 'bout to bust some shots off
I'm 'bout to dust some cops off

"Cop Killer" expressed some horribly toxic notions by both the standards of its day and today. However I don't think it defines who Ice-T is as a person or an artist. And I would never call for a boycott of his work or any personal consequences for what he said.