On Wednesday, Media Matters reported that certain episodes of The Alex Jones Show podcast had appeared on Spotify, “undetected by the platform moderators.” An update to the report says that the episodes were later removed. The far-right figure, known for spreading conspiracy theories (such as the idea that the government is “putting chemicals in the water that TURN THE FRIGGIN' FROGS GAY!”) has been pushed off major content distribution platforms.
Jones hasn’t been allowed to put his show on Spotify since 2018, when the streaming giant joined Apple Podcasts, Facebook, and Youtube in banning his content for hate-speech violations. But despite the policy, full-length episodes of The Alex Jones Show appeared on Spotify starting on Sunday, February 20, according to a report from Media Matters. The watchdog also reported that when Spotify users searched “Infowars,” Jones’ podcast was the first result.
