LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 26: Neil Young performs onstage at Light Up the Blues 7 Concert Celebrating Autism Speaks' 20th Anniversary at The Greek Theatre on April 26, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Neil Young has a rep for being cantankerous, as when he temporarily dropped off the Glastonbury lineup earlier this year. But it’s great to have an rich, aging rock legend who’s willing to look at shady new cultural developments and say “fuck that shit.” Neil Young has not been a big fan for Facebook for a long time. In 2019, Young pledged to stop using Facebook because of its “obvious commitments” to right-wing politics. Now, Young is ceasing all operation of his Facebook page because of Meta’s decision to let its AI chatbot engage in “sensual conversation” with children.
