Spotify CEO Daniel Ek said in an internal memo that he “strongly” condemned Rogan’s use of racial slurs on his podcast, but insisted that ‘silencing’ the podcast host was not the answer.
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek apologized to the company’s employees in an internal memo on Sunday, adding that he “strongly” condemns Joe Rogan’s use of racial slurs, a statement that comes amid a growing backlash against the platform for hosting Rogan’s podcast after clips of him using racial slurs and other derogatory language on older episodes resurfaced online....
Despite this the Spotify chief doubled down on not removing Rogan’s podcast from the streaming platform stating that “silencing Joe is the answer,” and “canceling voices” was a slippery slope. According to Ek, it was Rogan who requested the platform to remove some of his older episodes after discussions with the company, a decision the Spotify CEO said he agreed with.
Ek added that he was committing an “incremental investment of $100 million” to license, develop and market content created by historically marginalized groups.“While some might want us to pursue a different path, I believe that more speech on more issues can be highly effective in improving the status quo and enhancing the conversation altogether,” Ek said in the internal statement.113.
a tracker called JRE Missing. This number includes the 71 episodes that were taken down by the platform on Sunday.
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