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Advisories to podcast episodes, including rogan's, that discussed the pandemic. rogan's fans rallied to his defense. >> one of the most popular podcasts in the world. >> reporter: but there was more to come. a twitter account tied to a liberal super pac compiled a video of rogan saying the n-word, over and over again on past episodes. >> you know, the nigger thing. >> saying the word [ bleep ]. >> a few days later, singer india ari helped it go viral. >> i want to be clear, in no uncertain terms, where i stand on this is that he shouldn't even be uttering the word. >> reporter: delete spotify,...

The deal that brought his podcast to Spotify is said to be worth over $200 million, more than was previously known. Accusations that he spreads misinformation have roiled the company.

Bigger is still better, as the largest tech firms keep gobbling up weakened rivals.

The Neil Young-Joe Rogan-Spotify dust-up isn’t about just freedom of speech.

The musician said the firm’s chief executive Daniel Ek is the ‘problem’ with the streaming giant, rather than controversial podcast host Joe Rogan.