{"id":212920,"date":"2024-03-13T12:03:01","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T12:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/13\/neil-young-returns-to-spotify-after-two-year-protest\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:20:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:20:43","slug":"neil-young-returns-to-spotify-after-two-year-protest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/13\/neil-young-returns-to-spotify-after-two-year-protest\/","title":{"rendered":"Neil Young returns to Spotify after two-year protest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Neil Young is back on Spotify after <a data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/neil-young-is-returning-to-spotify-after-boycotting-it-over-joe-rogans-vaccine-comments-071217691.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:boycotting;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">boycotting<\/a> the platform over two years ago, he said in a new blog post. The Canadian singer ditched the platform over vaccine misinformation on the Joe Rogan podcast. He\u2019s returned because Rogan\u2019s podcast is no longer exclusive on Spotify. \u201cMy decision comes as music services Apple and Amazon have started serving the same disinformation podcast features I had opposed at Spotify,\u201d he said \u2013 which isn\u2019t really the stance he thinks it is.<\/p>\n<p>When Young dropped his catalog from Spotify, he added he was fed up with Spotify\u2019s \u201cshitty\u201d sound quality. Nothing has particularly changed there.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mat Smith<\/p>\n<h3>The biggest stories you might have missed<\/h3>\n<p><a data-i13n=\"cpos:2;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/how-19-years-of-amazon-prime-has-satisfied-our-need-for-speed-141557261.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:How Amazon Prime has satisfied our need for speed;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a data-i13n=\"cpos:3;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/best-mobile-microphones-for-recording-with-a-phone-154536629.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:The best mobile microphones for 2024;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a data-i13n=\"cpos:4;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/the-us-government-says-ip-infringement-is-all-over-nft-marketplaces-155757506.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:The US Government says IP infringement is all over NFT marketplaces;cpos:4;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u200b\u200b<em>You can get these reports delivered daily direct to your inbox. <\/em><a data-i13n=\"cpos:5;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/about\/newsletter\/\" data-ylk=\"slk:Subscribe right here!;cpos:5;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Subscribe right here!<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Instead of its App Store.<\/h3>\n<p>Days after Apple started allowing iOS users in the EU to use third-party app stores, the company has announced more changes to how developers can distribute their apps. Most significantly, those who meet certain criteria can let users download apps from their websites. The Web Distribution option, available this spring, will effectively let developers bypass the app ecosystem entirely for their own apps. To be eligible, devs must opt in to new App Store rules and pay a fee for each user install after a certain threshold.<\/p>\n<p><a data-i13n=\"cpos:7;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/apple-will-allow-ios-apps-to-be-distributed-on-websites-in-the-eu-141526111.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Continue reading.;cpos:7;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong>Continue reading.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>It\u2019s one of the more useful AI-powered features.<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 405px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:60%\"><a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/ray-bans-meta-sunglasses-can-now-identify-and-describe-landmarks-054026843.html\" data-ylk=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy\" alt=\"TMA\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/OR4BmXXeHWz_ZaGgDmq2XA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU3Ng--\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2024-03\/d0b246f0-e128-11ee-97fd-db4fdcb635ad\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"TMA\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/OR4BmXXeHWz_ZaGgDmq2XA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU3Ng--\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2024-03\/d0b246f0-e128-11ee-97fd-db4fdcb635ad\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\"><span class=\"caption-credit\"> Engadget<\/span><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>AI-powered visual search features arrived to Ray-Ban\u2019s Meta sunglasses last year with some impressive (and<a data-i13n=\"cpos:9;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/the-ray-ban-meta-smart-glasses-new-ai-powers-are-impressive-and-worrying-181036772.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:divisive;cpos:9;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> <\/a>) tricks \u2014 but a new one in the latest beta looks quite useful. It identifies landmarks and tells you more about them \u2014 a sort of tour guide for travelers. Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth explained in a (Meta-owned) Threads post with a couple of sample images explaining why the Golden Gate Bridge is orange (easier to see in fog), a history of the painted ladies houses in San Francisco and more.<\/p>\n<p><a data-i13n=\"cpos:10;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/ray-bans-meta-sunglasses-can-now-identify-and-describe-landmarks-054026843.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Continue reading.;cpos:10;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong>Continue reading.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Users can subscribe to third-party labeling services too.<\/h3>\n<p>Bluesky, the open-source Twitter alternative, is about to start testing one of its more ambitious ideas: allowing its users to run their own moderation services. The change will bring Bluesky users and developers together to work on custom labeling tools for the budding social media platform.<\/p>\n<p>Bluesky is seeing a surge in growth after it removed its waitlist and opened to all users in February. The service has added about 2 million new users, bringing its total community to just over 5 million. It might need the extra moderation.<\/p>\n<p><a data-i13n=\"cpos:12;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/bluesky-will-let-users-run-their-own-moderation-services-230017647.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Continue reading.;cpos:12;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong>Continue reading.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/the-morning-after-neil-young-returns-to-spotify-after-two-year-protest-111513737.html?src=rss\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Neil Young is back on Spotify after boycotting the platform over two years ago, he said in a new blog post. 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