Re:Spotify deletes 70 Joe Rogan episodes
by tsol on Saturday February 05, 2022 @08:44AM
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The government didn't ask Spotify, the surgeon General suggested Spotify should do take it down on MSNBC. Totally different, and if they want to take the governments suggestion that isn't government enforced censorship even if it leaves a bad taste in your mouth
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Re:Spotify deletes 70 Joe Rogan episodes
by docmars on Saturday February 05, 2022 @10:11AM
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The Surgeon General isn't a position elected by the People, and to have them making strong suggestions (or threats) around speech that is regarded as highly controversial (i.e. both opposing sides are large and have valid stances) is repulsive, when behind the scenes _and_ publicly there is legal and monetary coercion happening to put the likes of Spotify in jeopardy if they don't bend to a single political narrative.