Spotify Killed The Young God Podcast. Who's Next?
<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">The African podcasting space just took another hit. Spotify deleted </span><em style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">The Young God Podcast</em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;"> without warning, erasing years of work, conversations, and connections just like that. No explanation, no appeal, just another independent voice silenced by a faceless algorithm.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">This episode of </span><em style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">Into The Podverse: The Indie African Edition</em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;"> isn't just about Rodney. It's about every African podcaster fighting for visibility in a system that sees us as nothing more than data points. Platforms like Spotify move the goalposts, shadowban content, and erase entire catalogues while we play by the rules.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">But resilience is in our DNA. We're not just reacting, we're building alternatives. Independent hosting platforms like Jam It are amplifying our voices instead of stifling them. The future of African podcasting isn't in begging for a seat at their table. It's in creating our own.</span></p>
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