https://community.spotify.com/t5/Content-Questions/Remove-Gary-Glitter-from-Official-Spotify-playlists/m-p/5174964#M39611 <P>I've noticed, to my surprise, that Gary Glitter appears on several official Spotify playlists. For instance: "Himnos de Estadio", "Alitas &amp; Chulas", and at one point "70s Rock Anthems". I appreciate people may want to listen to him because his music was in Joker, but Spotify as a platform should know better than to <EM>actively</EM> market the music of a convicted paedophile and child abuser. Furthermore, there are ethical issues about how additional streams could result in his making money, case in point <A href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/gary-glitter-may-still-profit-joker-sync-not-owning-song-1248255" target="_self">here</A>; if he keeps getting regularly streamed on Spotify, non-interactive streams will surely follow.</P> Wed, 24 Mar 2021 00:22:43 GMT fiorenza2 2021-03-24T00:22:43Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/Content-Questions/Remove-Gary-Glitter-from-Official-Spotify-playlists/m-p/5174964#M39611 <P>I've noticed, to my surprise, that Gary Glitter appears on several official Spotify playlists. For instance: "Himnos de Estadio", "Alitas &amp; Chulas", and at one point "70s Rock Anthems". I appreciate people may want to listen to him because his music was in Joker, but Spotify as a platform should know better than to <EM>actively</EM> market the music of a convicted paedophile and child abuser. Furthermore, there are ethical issues about how additional streams could result in his making money, case in point <A href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/gary-glitter-may-still-profit-joker-sync-not-owning-song-1248255" target="_self">here</A>; if he keeps getting regularly streamed on Spotify, non-interactive streams will surely follow.</P> Wed, 24 Mar 2021 00:22:43 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/Content-Questions/Remove-Gary-Glitter-from-Official-Spotify-playlists/m-p/5174964#M39611 fiorenza2 2021-03-24T00:22:43Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/Content-Questions/Remove-Gary-Glitter-from-Official-Spotify-playlists/m-p/5177954#M39739 <P>I'd like to point out that Gary Glitter has since be reinstated on Spotify's 1.2m follower "70s Rock Anthems" playlist. Could a community manager or similar explain the justification behind this?</P> Mon, 29 Mar 2021 16:55:27 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/Content-Questions/Remove-Gary-Glitter-from-Official-Spotify-playlists/m-p/5177954#M39739 fiorenza2 2021-03-29T16:55:27Z