Spotify CEO Daniel Ek on Wednesday addressed the controversy surrounding podcast titan Joe Rogan after he was accused of spreading 'misinformation' about COVID-19
has been accused of peddling "misinformation" about COVID-19 during conversations in some of his episodes, sparking protest from progressives.
Longtime artist and far-left activist Neil Young pulled his music from Spotify after giving the company an ultimatum to drop Rogan – who has an enormous following exclusive to the platform – and a handful ofSpotify then announced it would "add a content advisory to any podcast episode that includes a discussion about COVID-19.
During Wednesday's call, the first question was about the situation with Rogan and how the company was dealing with it. "You've clearly changed your public stance given artist pushback to [Joe Rogan's] content," the individual told Ek, asking, "Is it a slippery slope censoring content on the platform, and have any advertisers left Spotify?" Daniel Ek, chief executive officer of Spotify.
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