calling on Spotify"to mitigate the spread of misinformation on its platform" after a December 31 episode of the Joe Rogan Experience podcast featured Robert Malone, MD, a conspiracy theorist who referred to the pandemic as"mass formation psychosis."
Rogan, the letter said,"has a concerning history of broadcasting misinformation, particularly regarding the Covid-19 pandemic. 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."last week, Ek defended Spotify's decision to keep streaming Rogan's podcast.
"If we want even a shot at achieving our bold ambitions, it will mean having content on Spotify that many of us may not be proud to be associated with," Ek said, according to ."Not anything goes, but there will be opinions, ideas, and beliefs that we disagree with strongly and even makes us angry or sad."