# Spotify takes down Andrew Tate ‘pimping’ podcast after complaints

Misogynist influencer’s content reportedly sparked objections from staff as well as a petition signed by 92,000

Spotify has removed an  podcast after complaints from users including an online petition signed by more than 92,000 people.

The “degree course” by the  titled “pimping hoes” was deemed to be in breach of the company’s rules and removed.

Several podcasts have been removed from the service this week, including the “pimping hoes” course.

This episode contains “iron clad” rules for dating women, including never allowing a woman to be friends with men and referring to dating as a “sexual marketplace”.

He goes on to say the “reason the sexual marketplace is so fucked is because there’s too many women out there who get attention without giving sex”. Later, he claims that men must “build” a woman to be perfect for them, saying: “A woman who is understanding and kind and respects you does not exist, unless you force her to be that way.”

He calls some women “more mouldable” than others.

Another episode titled “Willing and Able” with his brother, Tristan Tate, was released after their time in prison in Romania, which they refer to as “unfair” and a “matrix attack”.

A petition on  calling on Spotify to remove Tate’s podcasts has reached more than 92,000 signatures. The petition accuses the streaming company of “cashing in on the exploitation of women and girls”.

The Tate brothers, both dual British-US nationals, face charges of rape, human trafficking and other offences in Romania. They are also wanted by UK authorities investigating allegations of rape and human trafficking. Last month they flew to the US after Romanian prosecutors suspended a travel ban and a court lifted a precautionary seizure on some of their assets.

The brothers have denied all the allegations against them and say their wealth has made them targets. “I’m sure at the end we’ll be absolutely exonerated,” Tate said last year.

It emerged last week that Kyle Clifford, a former soldier, watched up to 10 Tate videos before he murdered Louise Hunt, 25, her sister Hannah, 28, and their mother, Carol, 61, at their home in Bushey, , last year.

In 2022, musician Neil Young removed his music catalogue from Spotify because Joe Rogan’s podcasts were being platformed on Spotify and called Spotify “the home of life-threatening Covid misinformation”.

However, he returned to the platform in 2024 as Rogan’s podcast was allowed to be distributed to other platforms including Apple  and YouTube.

Young said he could not protest on all platforms as his music would not be able to be streamed anywhere.

Tate’s legal representatives have been contacted for comment.
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