It’s not censorship, at all.

This is literally peak Capitalism, something anybody that finds their way to & stays on HN should very much understand.

Money is currently talking, Spotify - a company - is reacting to money talking.

Any other interpretation of this is… I don’t know, but definitely not correct.

In the end, we’re once again shown, money is all that matters.

It absolutely is censorship when the exclusive owner and distributor of the content refuses to distribute and takes it down. It's the very definition of it.

You might be conflating that with the first amendment and free speech, but that's entirely different.

This is the deal Rogan signed so it's also free market capitalism, but that's not mutually exclusive either.

Censorship by way of market forces is still censorship.

This would probably happen under most economic systems / forms of government. You call it peak capitalism? I call it digital feudalism, and two earls are fighting over perceived digital territory.

In the world of venture capital, unlimited interest-free money supply from central banks and non-profitable companies 'making' billions, there is really no capitalism or free market economy to speak of. This economy is based on speculation, not supply and demand and so the investors (getting most of the free government money) make the rules, not the costumers.

This isn't about being offensive, it's giving credibility to misinformation that undermines public health measures and kills people.

What in this list of removed episodes supports that rationale?

https://jremissing.com/

They're not removing the Covid mis-info episodes, they're removing ancient ones with (AFAIK) non-controversial subject matter.

They are removing episodes that have been around long before Covid. You have proven to be just parroting the same old song and dance without thinking for yourself and as a result are unfit to comment on this topic and should refrain from any more discussion regarding this matter.

I mean, Dr. Fauci told the American public it didn't need to wear masks. Was that misinformation? Did that kill people?

https://www.businessinsider.com/fauci-doesnt-regret-advising...

EDIT: I know people have trouble with single sourcing. Here's a more sympathetic source to Fauci:

https://www.cnn.com/factsfirst/politics/factcheck_e58c20c6-8...