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Traffic to Spotify’s cancellation page is up 200%

The backlash against Spotify created by the Joe Rogan controversy and ignited by Neil Young’s boycott seems to have legs. According to a company called SimilarWeb, visits to Spotify’s cancellation page spiked by 196% during the last couple of weeks of January. What we don’t know is how many people actually went through with killing their subscriptions.

There are more stats from Signal Hill Insights. It shows that Canadians believe that Spotify has a responsibility to monitor what Joe Rogan says and then exert editorial control over the content, specifically the stuff that could endanger public health. Check out the graphic. The full study can be found here.

And check out these comments.

Alan Cross

is an internationally known broadcaster, interviewer, writer, consultant, blogger and speaker. In his 40+ years in the music business, Alan has interviewed the biggest names in rock, from David Bowie and U2 to Pearl Jam and the Foo Fighters. He’s also known as a musicologist and documentarian through programs like The Ongoing History of New Music.

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