World Business Report

Spotify clamps down on Covid-19 misinformation


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We start the programme looking into Spotify and The Joe Rogan Experience - it's Spotify's most popular podcast which has come under scrutiny for platforming what critics and artists like Neil Young have called Covid-19 misinformation. Chris Cooke is a music industry expert and the founder of a consultancy called CMU Insights who have been looking into the challenges facing digital media companies like Spotify.
Next Our correspondent in Lisbon, Alison Roberts, joined us live to discuss the final stages of counting in Portugal's general election.
Our US Market report with Economist Michael Hughes had a look at whether things are as rosy as they once were with the US markets.
If you've decided to follow Veganuary and embrace a completely plant-based diet for a month, you now have only a matter of hours left. This year there's been a noticeable boom - not just in people taking part but also in the amount of vegan food that's on sale. Even from fast-food restaurants like McDonalds. But is this just a one-off occasion for people to try to be 'good' for a month, or are tastes gradually shifting away from meat? Tonight's presenter David Harper asked Ramsey Baghdadi, an Associate Analyst at Global Data Plc in London, who studies trends in vegan fast food product.
Lastly, Demand for beauty "tweakments" - small changes to your appearance, as opposed to full-on face changing plastic surgery - is soaring. Hours spent on video conferencing has forced people to constantly scrutinise their appearance, so what exactly are people having done and is it worth the price tag?
Our colleague Elizabeth Hotson also looked into how being an attractive female affects your work prospects and how much this all costs for some people.
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