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Fatboy Slim Live Mixes Greta Thunberg Speech Into “Right Here, Right Now” & It Will Give You Chills

Matthew MeadowOctober 9, 2019

16-year-old Greta Thunberg has become a rallying force in the fight for effective policy against climate change. Two weeks ago, she stood before the UN and gave...

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YouTube Makes Major Update In Policy For Manual Copyrights Against Short Music Clips

Matthew MeadowAugust 16, 2019

YouTube's copyright system has consistently been criticized for being far too overzealous in its policing of videos, but a new update to their policy has conten...

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Detroit music festival removes different price tiers based on race

Matthew MeadowJuly 8, 2019

The Detroit music festival AfroFuture attracted criticism this past weekend after it was revealed that it was charging different amounts for white attendees and...

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Ultra Reveals “Mission: Home” Environmental Policy

Matthew MeadowFebruary 19, 2019

Part of the agreement Ultra made when the Miami City Council voted to approve the move to Virginia Key was to care about the environment. The wildlife around Vi...

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Spotify Vows To Terminate or Suspend Accounts That Use Ad Blockers

Karlie PowellFebruary 8, 2019

Anyone who has an ad blocker knows the beauty of having one. But for those trying to cheat the system, Spotify is cracking down on users with such software. ...

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Spotify Removes R. Kelly, XXXTentacion From All Featured Playlists

Karlie PowellMay 10, 2018

Starting today, R. Kelly's music will no longer be available via Spotify's "editorial or algorithmic playlists," as part of the platform's new Hate Content &am...

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Deadmau5 Comments On Gun Control Controversy In The US

Matthew MeadowFebruary 22, 2018

Before you go on about Deadmau5 not being American, so what place does he have speaking about gun policy in the US, remember that common sense gun control isn't...

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Facebook Takes Unprecedented Stance Against CryptoCurrency with New Ban

Matthew MeadowJanuary 30, 2018

Facebook announced today in a blog post today that it has enacted a new policy that "prohibits ads that promote financial products and services that are frequen...

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Electric Forest Revises Official Alcohol Policy

Timmy KusnierekFebruary 16, 2016

After suffering the outrage of thousands of patrons, taking down the Festival Guidelines page on their website, and issuing a response via Twitter, Electric F...

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Irish Drug Safety Minister to Try to Decriminalize Drugs

Your EDM StaffNovember 3, 2015

Looks like the Irish minister of drug safety has now entered the ring of worldwide drug policy. Citing the importance of safety over harsh enforcement and desi...

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Insomniac’s New Policies Bring the Hammer Down on Photographers

KSpenceSeptember 22, 2015

A few years ago, when EDM was still growing and many were still working out the kinks with how to operate within the space, EDM photographers and their practice...

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After Just One Day, Instagram Reverses The #EDM Ban

Matthew MeadowAugust 5, 2015

After Gabe Madway, an Instagram spokesperson, explained to TIME yesterday that "#EDM was being used to share content that violates our guidelines around nudity...

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