“And some of them want Rogan removed because of things he’s said in the past.” “In the case of Joe Rogan, a total of 10 meetings have been held with various groups and individuals to hear their respective concerns,” said Daniel Ek. While employees have requested that Spotify leadership take down the offending video, CEO Daniel Ek has chosen not to do so. Schwartz/Getty ImagesĪ group of Spotify employees have taken umbrage with some of Joe Rogan’s episodes that have been uploaded to the platform, including an episode starring noted transphobe Abigail Shrier. A group of Spotify employees wants editorial control Joe Rogan | Michael S. However, recent difficulties within the company as a result of the Joe Rogan deal are casting some doubts on Alex Jones’ assertion. However, Alex Jones has made claims that during a chat with Joe Rogan, the podcaster informed him the missing episodes will be uploaded. These include guests like Milo Yiannopoulos, Gavin McInnes, Chris D’Elia, Alex Jones, and others.Īs of now, the aforementioned guests are still missing on Spotify. Specifically, Spotify has chosen to remove episodes featuring alt-right or controversial guests. Because Rogan has granted these harmful ideologies a legitimizing soapbox, Spotify has decided to pull relevant episodes. Joe Rogan has a noted history of hosting guests with harmful and hateful ideological viewpoints without challenging them in a meaningful way. RELATED: ‘The View’: Sunny Hostin Calls Joe Rogan Comments ‘Misogynistic, Racist, Homophobic’ Spotify cuts controversial Joe Rogan episodes Joe Rogan | Michael S. Now, fans of Rogan are lashing out over what they feel is unwarranted censorship, while other netizens are sitting back and enjoying the show. Rogan’s own sharing of misinformation regarding Oregon wildfires, as well as his irresponsible attitude regarding coronavirus, only served to push this point home. This means Rogan’s more questionable takes and guests are being spotlighted, and folks are realizing there’s plenty to feel dubious about.

Podcaster and comedian Joe Rogan has been receiving a lot of flak lately - possibly because with his new Spotify partnership, his more harmful and hateful guests have been omitted from the streaming platform.

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