Spotify later revised its policies around COVID-19 and misinformation in early 2022, though critics and experts argued the actual changes fell short of making a sizable impact. This June, Spotify took another step toward getting a better handle on the content published to its platform with the creation of a "Safety Advisory Council," whose job it is to help guide Spotify's future content moderation decisions. Today's announcement of the acquisition of Kinzen is an indication that even that step was not enough -- Spotify needed to bring content moderation expertise in-house, it seems.