'I mean, look at the facts, right? You are 16 times more likely to be hospitalized if you're unvaccinated and 68 times more likely to die than someone who is boosted if you're unvaccinated,' Psaki continued in the response. Psaki continued on to say that while the advisories that Spotify will display is 'a positive step,' the White House wants every platform to do more to call out misinformation and disinformation, while 'also uplifting accurate information.' 'So our hope is that all major tech platforms, and all major news sources for that matter, be responsible and be vigilant to ensure the American people have access to accurate information on something as significant as COVID-19, and that certainly includes Spotify,' the Biden spokeswoman added. Well, last July, you probably know, but the Surgeon General also took the unprecedented step to issue an advisory on the risk of misinformation and public health, which was a very significant step, and amid that he talked about the role social media platforms have,' responded Psaki. 'Does the White House and the administration think this is a satisfactory step, or do you do you think that companies like Spotify should go further than just, you know, putting a label on there to say, hey, go do your own – you know, check this out, you know, there's more research you can look at, you know, scientific research, regarding COVID?' he continued to question Psaki. 'He said that tech companies have an important role to play in stopping misinformation because they are the predominant places where misinformation spreads, and Spotify is putting out advisory warnings on episodes that have to do with COVID-19,' the reporter said to Psaki in the White House briefing room. During the White House press conference, Biden press secretary Jen Psaki addressed the continuing controversy of Spotify and podcasting icon Joe Rogan in regards to COVID-19 dicussions, with Psaki encouraging Big Tech platforms Tuesday to censor content in order to fight 'misinformation.'Ī reporter questioned Psaki about comments the Biden admin's Surgeon General Vivek Murthy made last week regarding Rogan's vaccine comments on Spotify.

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