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Re:Spotify continues to remove Joe Rogan episodes by toshk on Friday April 09, 2021 @04:47PM (#26755934)
He often stated that nothing will change and no censorship would take place because of the move to spotify.

For many he was one of the last credible places that would give a place to more extreme voices, even if he might not agree. For years he actively advocated free speech and integrity. Commercially it might be part of the deal, but it's understandable many of his listeners feel like he sold out.

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Re:Spotify continues to remove Joe Rogan episodes by paxys on Friday April 09, 2021 @06:09PM (#26756813)
Sounds pretty hypocritical to sign a massive deal with a censorship clause included and tell users "don't worry nothing will change".
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Re:Spotify continues to remove Joe Rogan episodes by HaggardFinical on Saturday April 10, 2021 @10:30AM (#26761722)
You don't get 100M$ for hosting a podcast without selling out at least a little bit.

Still, Joe openly being an absolute COVID Karen should give people some idea about how much influence Spotify has on what he says.

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Re:Spotify continues to remove Joe Rogan episodes by stjohnswarts on Saturday April 10, 2021 @08:26PM (#26766570)
Well most adults at a certain age start to realize that not everyone needs to get heard especially if they incite hate like Alex Jones and quackery like some of the medical guests. The agreement with spotify allows that and JR is $100 million richer and has already stated he doesn't care. I'm sure there's a limit but a rate of far less than 5% is probably just fine with him.
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