After all, this is not the first time this has happened.įacebook has been under fire the past few years for contributing to the ongoing genocide of the Rohingya people in Myanmar. But the spread of misinformation has real-world consequences, and it is time companies are held accountable. Unfortunately, I do not have much hope for a corporation to put people before their profits. It is time for Spotify to develop some semblance of a spine and terminate their deal with Joe Rogan because of his racism and spread of COVID-19 misinformation.
Many “opinions” are egregious, and the garbage thoughts Joe Rogan airs out on his podcast almost daily are downright harmful. And I suggest they do not.ĭespite what some politicians and academics may claim, not all opinions are created equal. They do not have to adhere to the Bill of Rights, especially since they are a Swedish company. While everyone is certainly entitled to their opinion and freedom of the press remains a foundational argument in favor of keeping Rogan on the air, there is no constitutional obligation here. Companies must take a moral stance at some point to stop the spread of dangerous rhetoric and it can start today with Joe Rogan. The music streaming service has promised to add a warning before any podcast episode that discusses COVID-19, is this enough to stop the spread of false information about such an important topic? I would say no. However, in spite of Joe Rogan’s racism and vaccine skepticism, Spotify remains steadfast by his side.
India Arie was the latest artist to pull her music from Spotify after this news emerged, saying, “He shouldn’t even be uttering the word. As a result, some 70 episodes of Rogan’s podcast episodes were removed because they contained the racial slur or other racist remarks. The controversy developed even further when a video compilation of Rogan saying the n-word multiple times over a period of more than a decade was circulated. His alarming actions led to musician Neil Young to pull his music from Spotify in protest, which was soon followed by other artists including Joni Mitchell and Bruce Springsteen. Rogan has been spreading misinformation about COVID-19 and, in a recent episode of his Spotify podcast “The Joe Rogan Experience,” Rogan interviewed prominent figure in the anti-vaccine community Dr. Irreverent podcaster Joe Rogan has found himself in hot water.
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