Spotify’s move likely won’t sit well with one side of an increasingly polarized country where there are heightened sensitivities on race and vaccine misinformation, experts say. Rogan apologized Saturday for his use of the N-word on some past episodes. He said he was “deeply sorry” for the impact the controversy was having on Spotify’s employees.
Looking at the issue more broadly, it’s critical thinking and open debate that powers real and necessary progress,” Ek wrote. “We should have clear lines around content and take action when they are crossed, but canceling voices is a slippery slope. 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.” Peter Hotez from Baylor College of Medicine.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. Michael Osterholm, who is a member of President Joe Biden's COVID-19 advisory board, and Dr. Sanjay Gupta, the chief medical correspondent for CNN, Dr. Rogan noted that he had previously sat down on the show with Dr. He also said that he schedules the guests on his podcast himself, and that he would try to book doctors with different opinions right after he talks to "the controversial ones." "I've never tried to do anything with this podcast other than to just talk to people." "I'm not trying to promote misinformation, I'm not trying to be controversial," Rogan said. responded to the fallout on Sunday, saying in a video on Instagram that he was only seeking to have conversations on his podcast with people who have "differing opinions." We’ve heard the criticism and we’re implementing changes to help combat misinformation. There’s been a lot of conversation about information regarding COVID-19 on Spotify.
He did not specifically reference Rogan or Young. "It is important to me that we don't take on the position of being content censor while also making sure that there are rules in place and consequences for those who violate them."Įk said that the advisories will link to Spotify's fact-based COVID-19 hub in what he described as a "new effort to combat misinformation." It will roll out in the coming days, Ek said. "Personally, there are plenty of individuals and views on Spotify that I disagree with strongly," wrote Ek. In a post Sunday, Spotify chief executive Daniel Ek laid out more transparent platform rules given the backlash stirred by Young, who on Wednesday had his music removed from Spotify after the tech giant declined to get rid of episodes of The Joe Rogan Experience, which has been criticized for spreading virus misinformation.
Following protests of Spotify kicked off by Canadian musician Neil Young over the spread of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation, the music streaming service said that it will add content advisories before podcasts discussing the virus.
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