Kinzen

Spotify has acquired a tech startup based in Ireland that specializes in harmful content moderation. The steaming platform says that Kinzen's technology and ...

Now, working together as one, we’ll be able to even further improve our ability to detect and address harmful content, and importantly, in a way that better considers local context,” said Dustee Jenkins, Spotify’s Global Head of Public Affairs. “This expansion of our team, combined with the launch of our Safety Advisory Council, demonstrates the proactive approach we’re taking in this important space.”Music Business Worldwide “This expansion of our team, combined with the launch of our Safety Advisory Council, demonstrates the proactive approach we’re taking in this important space.”

Spotify has announced the acquisition of Dublin-based Kinzen, specialist in protecting online communities from harmful content. Spotify has been working ...

Kinzen can examine audio, video, and text-based information for harmful content across multiple languages and dialects. That's something extremely important for ...

It also puts Spotify in the awkward position of being an arbiter of how much free speech is too much. That predates the Joe Rogan fallout by at least 14 months, and suggests that this won’t be a magic bullet in pre-empting the next big scandal. From there, the algorithms can hunt down content that’s likely to be problematic. “We’ve long had an impactful and collaborative partnership with Kinzen and its exceptional team,” said Dustee Jenkins, Spotify’s global head of public affairs. Kinzen can examine audio, video, and text-based information for harmful content across multiple languages and dialects. On the human side, Kinzen offers early warnings about the kind of things that are currently hot topics in the misinformation world, from medical and climate misinformation to hate speech and violent extremism.