On August 15, 2025, Neil Young officially severed his official Facebook presence. The move was a direct response to revelations that Meta’s AI chatbots were permitted to engage in “romantic or sensual” conversations with minors.

Meta’s use of chatbots with children is unconscionable,” writes the Neil Young – Reprise Records Facebook page. “Mr. Young does not want a further connection with FACEBOOK.” Per Stereogum, Young actually ceased using Facebook personally in 2019,

Neil Young pulled his music from the platform earlier in the week, citing COVID misinformation in Joe Rogan's podcast. Artists like Joni Mitchell followed suit.

The music streaming service Spotify has been in the news recently over a controversy surrounding alleged COVID-19 misinformation out of Joe Rogan's podcast.

This combination photo shows Neil Young in Calabasas, Calif., on May 18, 2016, left, and UFC announcer and podcaster Joe Rogan before a UFC on FOX 5 event in Seattle on Dec. 7, 2012.