In the wake of the hateful attacks in Charlottesville, Virginia, multiple companies are doing their bit to stop the spread of racism, including Spotify.
Digital Music News reported that 37 bands from the “white power music scene” are currently available to stream.
A rep for Spotify told Billboard that that the music comes from thousands of record companies all over the world, but “illegal content or material that favours hatred or incites violence against race, religion, sexuality or the like is not tolerated by us.”
The statement reads:
“Spotify takes immediate action to remove any such material as soon as it has been brought to our attention. We are glad to have been alerted to this content — and have already removed many of the bands identified today, whilst urgently reviewing the remainder.”
Most of said hateful groups are named “fringe” and can be searched under “white power” on Spotify.
While these groups have a low follower and play count, Spotify still aims to remove them from the streaming service altogether.
This article originally appeared on Girlfriend
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