The use of smartwatches as a children's gadget shows how the audience for a consumer technology product can morph in unexpected ways. That same year, 21% of adults in the United States said they owned one, according to the Pew Research Center. In a 2020 survey of American teenagers by the investment bank Piper Sandler, 31% said they owned a smartwatch. With the watch's cellular abilities, parents can use it to reach and track their children, while the miniature screens mitigate issues like internet addiction.Ĭhildren and teenagers appear to have become a disproportionately large market for smartwatches as a whole. The goal: to use the devices as a stopgap cellphone for the kids. “As an unexpected bonus, I sound better everywhere else,” he wrote.'Across the United States, parents are increasingly buying Apple Watches and strapping them onto the wrists of children as young as 5,' reports the New York Times: The artist, who has long criticized audio quality on streaming services, and on Spotify in particular, closed with one last dig. I am happy and proud to stand in solidarity with the front line health care workers who risk their lives every day to help others.” Private companies have the right to choose what they profit from, just as I can choose not to have my music support a platform that disseminates harmful information. I have never been in favor of censorship. “When I left Spotify, I felt better,” Young wrote on his website today. Its list of side effects is long.) Rogan has also hosted a variety of conspiracy theorists (including Alex Jones), has given voice to anti-trans views, and has falsely claimed that “left-wing people” started forest fires in the West. ( Ivermectin is an anti-parasitic drug and is not approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat or prevent COVID. He has repeatedly urged his younger listeners not to get vaccinated and has touted ivermectin as a COVID treatment. Rogan, the podcaster, UFC color commentator, and former actor, is no stranger to controversy.

Further Reading The anonymous meta-analysis that’s convincing people to use ivermectinThe brouhaha can be traced back to 2020, when Spotify reportedly paid more than $100 million to obtain an exclusive license to Joe Rogan’s podcast and its archives.

Spotify support buckles from young fans