His use of such language was pointed out by Grammy-winning singer India.Arie when she posted a video to social media that featured a lengthy compilation of Rogan using the N-word. Meanwhile, Rogan has also been embroiled in a controversy over his use of the n-word in dozens of past episodes. 'Yet my stood with me, recognizing the threat the Covid misinformation on Spotify posed to the world-particularly for our young people who think everything they hear on Spotify is true. 'Spotify represents 60 percent of the streaming of my music to listeners around the world,' Young said in a statement on his website. The head of music streaming giant Spotify Daniel Ek has condemned podcaster Joe Rogan's use of a racial slur but insisted that silencing him was not the answer. This illustration photo shows the Spotify page for 'The Joe Rogan Experience' podcast displayed on a smart phone in Washington, DC on February 7, 2022. Spotify has maintained support for the flagship show despite intense criticism. The Joe Rogan Experience is exclusively available on Spotify, with Rogan famously signing a reported $200 million deal.Įarlier this month, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek confirmed that Joe Rogan himself had removed 113 of his past episodes from the platform over his use of racially insensitive language in old installments as well as episodes with controversial guests that were removed in 2021. Newsweek has reached out to Spotify for comment but received no response by the time of publication.

But the disappearance is certainly noteworthy given the controversy around the podcast and its host-under fire over COVID-19 misinformation and use of racial slurs-and the removal of dozens of episodes. The show now appears to be available again and it is not clear why it vanished. The Joe Rogan Experience, at the center of a fierce controversy over censorship and misinformation, briefly disappeared from Spotify on Monday for unexplained reasons-the second time in days that the show has mysteriously vanished.įor a short period on February 21, Spotify users were unable to access the show from the streaming platform's website, iPhone app and Android app.

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