Going into more detail about Rogan’s record in this domain, the letter says: “Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Joe Rogan has repeatedly spread misleading and false claims on his podcast, provoking distrust in science and medicine. Though Spotify has a responsibility to mitigate the spread of misinformation on its platform, the company presently has no misinformation policy”. “With an estimated eleven million listeners per episode, the Joe Rogan Experience is the world’s largest podcast and has tremendous influence. “We are calling on Spotify to take action against the mass-misinformation events which continue to occur on its platform”, they go on. This is according to an open letter to Spotify signed by 260 scientists, medical professionals, professors and science communicators, who were prompted to complain now about Rogan’s frequent misleading wafflings about the coronavirus following a recent edition featuring controversial COVID vaccine critic Dr Robert Malone.īut that interview, at the end of December, “is not the only transgression to occur on the Spotify platform, but a relevant example of the platform’s failure to mitigate the damage it is causing”, the scientists and medics say. And “by allowing the propagation of false and societally harmful assertions, Spotify is enabling its hosted media to damage public trust in scientific research and sow doubt in the credibility of data-driven guidance offered by medical professionals”. The Joe Rogan Experience, see, has “a concerning history of broadcasting misinformation, particularly regarding the COVID-19 pandemic”. And relates to that Joe Rogan and his Spotify-exclusive podcast. But this has nothing to do with rights and royalties, nor payola and privacy. Spotify is feeling some heat from an entirely new group of critics this week. Business News Digital Media Over 250 scientists and medics hit out at Spotify over Joe Rogan podcast By Chris Cooke | Published on Friday 14 January 2022
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