Spotify removes Alex Jones podcasts, cites hate content policy
By
Associated Press
Published
Aug. 2, 2018
Updated
Aug. 2, 2018, 11:08 a.m. ET
The music streaming service Spotify says it has removed some episodes of “The Alex Jones Show” podcast for violating its hate content policy.
The company said in a statement late Wednesday that it takes reports of hate content seriously and reviews any podcast or song reported by customers.
Jones is an Austin, Texas-based radio host and conspiracy theorist. He owns the media company Infowars. Among other claims, he has called the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting a hoax.
Jones says his shows, which are broadcast on radio, YouTube and other platforms, reach at least 70 million people a week.