Joe Rogan and Spotify: Make content moderation about human rights
Is Spotify willing to allow harmful content like COVID misinformation on its platform to spread, prioritizing the companyʼs bottom line over public health?
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Is Spotify willing to allow harmful content like COVID misinformation on its platform to spread, prioritizing the companyʼs bottom line over public health?
About 113 "The Joe Rogan Experience" episodes in Spotify have been removed. Following the controversies late last month that stemmed from an interview by comedian-podcaster Joe Rogan with vaccine skeptic guests, giant streaming platform Spotify has now removed a total of 113 episodes of "The Joe Rogan Experience.
Spotify's lack of transparency is why the company’s current issues are much bigger than one massively popular creator..
Washington, DC—Today, February 5, 2022, the National Consumers League sent a letter to Spotify CEO Daniel Ek to call for the removal of episodes of Joe Rogan’s podcast, “The Joe Rogan Experience,” that contain demonstrably harmful misinformation related to masks, vaccines, and other public health measures.
13 fact-checkers, reporters and editors from the IFCN, MediaWise, PolitiFact and Poynter discuss the Joe Rogan/Spotify issue.