Some 70 episodes of Joe Rogan’s podcast were removed from Spotify as musicians protest the streaming service for allowing the controversial podcaster to amplify falsehoods about the coronavirus and object to his use of a racial slur. Spotify’s chief executive said it was Rogan’s decision to remove episodes of “The Joe Rogan Experience” from the platform following discussions with the company about “some of the content in his show, including his history of using some racially insensitive language.” In a statement, Daniel Ek said it was after those talks and Rogan’s “own reflections” that the podcast host “chose to remove a number of episodes from Spotify." Ek also stressed that the comments “do not represent the values of this company.”

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