In an update to the Spotify petition on the change.org petition calling for Andrew Tate’s ‘courses’ to be removed from Spotify, it seems as though Spotify is FINALLY taking action. If you’re unfamiliar with the petition, you can check out our post about it here.
“In just two weeks, our petition has exploded—gaining over 100,000 signatures and making global headlines! The world is watching, and the pressure on Spotify is stronger than ever.
Thanks to your support, Spotify has already removed multiple Andrew Tate courses—but some still remain. We will not stop until all of his harmful content is removed.
Spotify has publicly stated these courses violate their platform rules. This puts more pressure on them to take down the rest—so let’s make sure they do.”
Whilst I’m beyond happy that this vile content is finally being removed, I still have a few problems with this:
Spotify have only listened when the petition gained international interest
It really bothers me that a global company with so much influence and is used by hundreds of millions of people did not see the need to remove this harmful content BEFORE a petition which gained international interest was created.
Spotify bosses aren’t stupid.
They’re going to know who Andrew Tate is. And it doesn’t take more than 2 seconds to realise that he’s profiting from this vile content on their platform.
Yet they did nothing about this.
To me, it’s such a huge problem not that the content hasn’t completely been removed, but that it was allowed in the first place.
Prior to the media interest, Spotify claimed that Tate’s content did not violate policies
There have been plenty of colloquial comments popping up on social media with people stating that when they’ve previously reported Tate’s content, Spotify have informed them that the content doesn’t violate their policies.
Equally, some people received emails from Spotify that they found quite intimidating that specified that abusing the reporting function on Spotify could result in Spotify terminating their accounts.
Basically, Spotify is happy to be hosting this content, but not happy for people to report it.
Confused? So am I.
Some of Andrew Tate’s content is still on Spotify
Whilst Spotify has removed some of Tate’s content, it is yet to remove all of it.
There is nothing else to say here.
I just hope that by only removing some of the content, Spotify will think the job is done and stop there. In my opinion, everything needs to be removed that promotes anything to do with Andrew Tate’s violence against women and girls.
How much other similar content exists on Spotify
It doesn’t take any sense of genius to work out that Andrew Tate is likely not the only one spouting this vile content on the internet.
So I guess my question is this; how much other content which spouts Tate’s ideologies and ‘teachings’ exists that is also not being removed?
Is this content available on other services that haven’t removed it?
Heading over to Amazon Music, Andrew Tate’s podcast is still freely available, as are multiple podcasts that are either named after him or regurgitate his messages. Exactly the same can be said for Apple Podcasts.
I’m not listening to these because I don’t want to either add to someone’s listenership on this content or muck up my algorithm, but if we’re demanding that Spotify removes the ‘courses,’ perhaps we need to be petitioning other directories to remove Tate’s content as well.
Whilst I understand that the original petition is about the ‘courses’ on Spotify, to me, all of this bloke’s content needs to be removed from podcast directories.
Spreading his vile messages that promote violence against women and girls has no place on podcast directories, or any other platform for that matter.
What is this petition all about?
On 27th February 2025, Rennee Chopping and Collective Shout launches a petition on change.org to have Andrew Tate’s disgusting content removed from Spotify.
“Spotify is cashing in on the exploitation of women and girls,” she wrote. “The platform is hosting courses by misogynist influencer and accused sex trafficker Andrew Tate – courses that actively teach men how to manipulate, control, and profit from the exploitation of women.”
Chopping continues by stating: “As a trauma counsellor supporting survivors of sex trafficking and working closely with young people in Australian schools, I’ve seen firsthand how content like this fuels global harm.”
She also acknowledges how this content is problematic for young males: “In classrooms, I’ve sat with young boys who admire influencers like Andrew Tate, believing that dominance, aggression, and entitlement define success and masculinity. I’ve also listened to young girls express the daily impact of these toxic ideals – how they feel pressured to meet unrealistic beauty standards, tolerate degradation and rape threats, and navigate a world where they are seen as objects rather than equals.”
So how does this all work?
Well, in the ‘courses’ (and I’ll admit, I’ve never listened and am very, very unlikely to part with my cash to listen to this disgusting tripe), but apparently if I were to listen, I’d learn exactly how to make a fortune by exploiting women.
How?
Simple. I’d learn how to make them love me and then abuse them.
Charming.
As described by Chopping: “Tate recruits women under the pretence of a romantic relationship, which is also known as the ‘loverboy’ or ‘romeo’ pimp method – manipulating victims into trusting him, only to later force or coerce them into sexual exploitation under the guise of love and care.”
And it seems that Andrew Tate has no limitations on how young you can start exploiting girls from: “I’ve counselled survivors – some trafficked as young as 9 – who have endured repeated abuse at the hands of men who used the same tactics Tate brags about. It takes years, if not a lifetime, of rehabilitative care to undo the damage, yet Tate boasts about profiting from their pain. And Spotify is helping him cash in.”
And herein lies the problem. Not only is a disgusting person touting these vile acts, but a global company worth $109 billion is letting him do this and you could argue, even encouraging him by not taking the content down of their own volition. After all, Andrew Tate has gained a whole lot of media attention over the last few months to say the least.
Despite multiple allegations of rape, sex trafficking, and abuse – including trafficking of minors – Spotify continues to give Tate a megaphone. His courses, some requiring a paid subscription to access, show men how to recruit and exploit women for pornography, under the guise of ‘business advice’. Spotify directly profits from these lessons in predation.”
You can add your name to the petition to get this content removed from Spotify here >> https://chng.it/QjD5KCCgHN.
