Neil Young Removing Facebook and Google Logins From Archives Site
A new email to Neil Young Archives members has announced that Facebook and Google logins will eventually be removed from the site. “Goodbye Facebook and Google buttons,” the email reads. “We thank you immensely for bearing with us through this process. We know it’s not convenient, but we believe we will be better for it. ‘Quality whether you want it or not!’” Scroll down for the full email.
The email also pointed to a Neil Young Archives article titled “NYA Days Away From Dropping Social Media Platform,” which states that NYA is paying almost $20,000 to disengage from Facebook. “Facebook knowingly allows untruths and lies in its political ads to circulate on the platform, while bots sow discord among users,” the article reads. “Sowing dissent and chaos in our country via political disinformation is something we can not condone. Simply put, Facebook is screwing with our election.” Find the complete statement below.
Earlier this month, Neil Young filed a lawsuit against Donald Trump’s presidential campaign for copyright infringement over the campaign’s use of “Rockin’ in the Free World” and “Devil’s Sidewalk” at rallies and political events.
Read “Musicians Might Be Able to Finally Stop Trump From Using Their Songs” on the Pitch.
Hello NYA Member—
We’re reaching out because Neil Young Archives is about to begin the process of eliminating Facebook and Google logins from our website. (If you want to read about why, we have included Neil's article from the NYATC at the bottom of this email.)
If you use Facebook or Google for login, we are going to ask you to run through a quick process the next time you log in—it’s just a few extra clicks. At the end of the process, your account will be transitioned to use your email address and a password for login. Goodbye Facebook and Google buttons. We thank you immensely for bearing with us through this process. We know it’s not convenient, but we believe we will be better for it. ”Quality whether you want it or not!”
If you have any questions, please reach out to customer support through our contact page. Thanks for being a part of NYA!
—The Archives Team
NYA Days Away From Dropping Social Media Platform
We have been working on this project for a couple of months. Trying to disengage from the corrupt social platform is a costly and time-consuming process for NYA. Our cost will be almost $20,000 to disengage, while treating our subscribers with respect, making it as easy as possible for them to continue with us after Facebook.
Facebook knowingly allows untruths and lies in its political ads to circulate on the platform, while bots sow discord among users. Sowing dissent and chaos in our country via political disinformation is something we can not condone. Simply put, Facebook is screwing with our election. The money we are spending to get out of this mess is designed to make it as easy as possible for our valued Facebook users to log in simply and securely to NYA without the social media platform involved in any way. It is in keeping with what we have been maintaining re: the irresponsible social media platform for the past two years.
NYA strives to be a place where music lovers can get all of my music at its highest quality, while keeping up on news and views from around the world that we wish to share. We are primarily a music platform featuring all the background information, films, videos, and credits associated with each piece of music we present while offering unparalleled listening quality.
thanks for your support,
NYA
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