Spotify reportedly paid $100 million to exclusively host Rogan’s podcast, which now threatens the bottom line but is also a key part of the company’s strategy to be a one-stop shop for audio. The letter is the clearest indication yet of where Spotify stands on Rogan’s fate with the company as some musicians, including Neil Young and India.Arie, have pulled their work from the streaming service in protest and others could follow. WATCH: How society should deal with misinformation on Spotify “And I want to make one point very clear - I do not believe that silencing Joe is the answer.” “While I strongly condemn what Joe has said and I agree with his decision to remove past episodes from our platform, I realize some will want more,” Ek said in the note. Spotify CEO Daniel Ek also said in a message to employees Sunday that Rogan’s racist language was “incredibly hurtful” and that the host was behind the removal of dozens of episodes of “The Joe Rogan Experience.” With that comes great responsibility in balancing both safety for listeners and freedom for creators.” The spokesperson told Hollywood Reporter that Spotify has removed over 20,000 podcast episodes related to COVID.Įarlier, 270 scientists, doctors, and healthcare professionals wrote a letter to Spotify objecting to the misinformation on Rogan’s podcast.Joe Rogan has put Spotify in a tough spot, but the streaming giant is not ready to part ways with the popular podcast host despite intense criticism over his anti-coronavirus vaccine comments and use of racial slurs. He added, “I sincerely hope that other artists and record companies will move off the Spotify platform and stop supporting Spotify’s deadly misinformation about Covid.”Ī Spotify spokesperson said, “We want all the world’s music and audio content to be available to Spotify users. Spotify has a responsibility to mitigate the spread of misinformation on its platform, though the company presently has no misinformation policy.”
Young further wrote, “With an estimated 11 million listeners per episode, (The Joe Rogan Experience), which is hosted exclusively on Spotify, is the world’s largest podcast and has tremendous influence. In the letter, that has since been deleted, he wrote, “I am doing this because Spotify is spreading fake information about vaccines- potentially causing death to those who believe the disinformation being spread.”
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