Following in the footsteps of Spotify—and iTunes, which made a move to clear its catalog of “hate rock” bands three years ago, after an article from the Southern Poverty Law Center drew attention to their growing presence in the streaming music world—a number of streaming services and online music distributors, including French streamer Deezer, CD Baby, and all of Google’s various offerings—have pledged to find and remove Nazi-themed music from their libraries. This is per Variety, which notes that the increased spotlight on white supremacist movements in America of late has summoned up an increased call for companies to keep their rosters clear of bands whose music endorses racially motivated violence.
Deezer has confirmed that it’s outright removing such artists from its lists, while Google has reiterated that its policies say it’ll remove any hate speech or music that’s flagged by its users ...
