Spotify can now use Kinzen’s algorithms to hunt down content that’s likely to be problematic
(Picture: Lionel Bonaventure/AFP via Getty Images)After finding itself in the centre of an unwanted argument about free speech and misinformation earlier this year, Spotify has stepped up its misinformation defences by purchasing Kinzen — a company that combined machine learning and a human eye to spot harmful content at scale.
Kinzen can examine audio, video, and text-based information for harmful content across multiple languages and dialects. That’s something extremely important for Spotify, as it aims to be the go-to destination for podcasts of all kinds, some of which err on the controversial, attention-grabbing side.
