EXPLAINER: What will Neil Young's protest mean for Spotify?

Neil Young's protest against Spotify over podcaster Joe Rogan is rocking the world's most popular streaming service, and it's putting a spotlight on its business priorities

NEW YORK -- Neil Young vs Joe Rogan seems like the strangest of cultural clashes.

Yet the 76-year-old rock star's protest over coronavirus-related content on Rogan's popular Spotify podcast has ignited a hot debate over misinformation and free speech, bruising a streaming service that has become the central way that millions of people around the world experience music.

“Rockin' in the Free World”? Not on Spotify. Not anymore. Here's what's going on.

WHY IS YOUNG UPSET?