Spotify is facing criticism for promoting XXXTentacion's music in the wake of his death, given that they previously hid his material from their custom playlists when their now-defunct hateful conduct policy was put in place.
Less than two months ago, the rapper — who, at the time of his death, was awaiting trial for domestic battery, false imprisonment and aggravated battery of a pregnant woman — was one of the artists who saw their music removed from Spotify's curated playlists.
Despite initially winning praise from subscribers, the policy was pulled on June 2 after backlash from within the music industry, with Kendrick Lamar publicly saying he would remove his own back catalogue from the service if XXXTentaction's music wasn't reinstated.