Spotify CEO Daniel Ek confirms the company removed dozens of Joe Rogan episodes after n-word video resurfaced
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek addressed staff in a late night memo addressing Joe Rogan’s use of the n-word and theof 70 podcast episodes earlier this week. The total number of deleted Joe Rogan Experience episodes is now 113, according to the website jremissing.com.
“Not only are some of Joe Rogan’s comments incredibly hurtful — I want to make clear that they do not represent the values of this company,” Ek writes in the memo, whichobtained. “I know this situation leaves many of you feeling drained, frustrated and unheard.” He goes on to say Spotify spoke with Rogan and his team about “some of the content in his show, including his history of using some racially insensitive language.” Following these chats “and his own reflections,” Ek says Rogan “chose to remove a number of episodes from Spotify.”
Ek also says that although he “strongly condemns” Rogan’s words, he does not believe “silencing Joe is the answer.” “We should have clear lines around content and take action when they are crossed, but cancelling voices is a slippery slope,” he writes. “Looking at the issue more broadly, it’s critical thinking and open debate that powers real and necessary progress.”Reach out to me at [email protected] or through Twitter DM
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