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Spotify has removed several podcasts by controversial influencer Andrew Tate, with a spokesperson saying the content “violated our policies.”
The move came after Spotify faced mounting pressure for profiting from Tate’s misogynistic messaging, with a change.org petition to remove the content generating over 100,000 signatures, and recent reports alleging that even Spotify employees felt it was “pretty vile” that they hosted it.
But while some of Tate’s content has indeed been removed — like a class on “pimping hoes” — some remains on the platform. Currently, a course on “How to get girls FAST AND EASY” is still available to stream, with appalling quotes like “A woman who is understanding and kind and respects you does not exist, unless you force her to be that way.”
To that end, the Spotify spokesperson has asserted that the content of Tate’s that was removed was evidently taken down solely for violating the company’s policies, “not because of employee discussion” (per The Guardian). Spotify does have rules against content that makes “dehumanizing” statements and targets specific groups for harassment, but it currently seems unclear as to how they are ascertaining what does and does not violate them.
All of this has occurred as Tate is facing increased scrutiny, with the state of Florida opening a criminal investigation against him earlier this month. He also faces investigations in the United Kingdom and Romania, where he was arrested for human trafficking allegations in 2022.
Tate and his brother, Tristan, have denied wrong-doing, and described the legal actions against them as an “unfair” attack by the “matrix” on a podcast episode titled “Willing and Able,” which is still available to stream on Spotify.
Meanwhile, Spotify has had a fairly dismal 2025 so far, having songwriters boycott their Grammy party, hosting an inauguration brunch for Donald Trump, and being called the “worst thing that has happened to musicians” by Björk.
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