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Originally Posted by GGG
This guy distributed misinformation on Covid resulting in lower vaccination rates which has resulted in increased deaths from Covid. Now should people believe Rogan as a source, obviously not, but his actions have consequences.
So if artists decide to take a stand and pull their music because they don’t want to be associated with him that is a reasonable position and if Spotify decides that these artists offer more value then Rogan does that is a business decision.
This isn’t about a random comedy special 15 years ago. This guy is actively disseminating misinformation. Why shouldn’t there be consequences for that. This isn’t the “Angry woke mob” coming for him, he is not a victim.
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Rogan is a host. Are media hosts responsible for everything their guests say? If CNN interviews a general who says a country is harbouring terrorists, and public opinion is moved marginally towards a war against that country, is CNN responsible for those consequences?
And even if there may be a case for removing that episode of Rogan’s podcast, it’s clear that ideological enemies of Rogan smell blood and want the whole show removed from Spotify. Which is getting into the realm of pressuring Spotify (and by extension iTunes, etc) into hosting only Blue Tribe content. The ideal of broadly popular, non-partisan platforms is not shared by everybody. Some would very much like a world where all media, news, and entertainment platforms took a clear stand and declared allegiance to their side of the culture wars. Which I think would be a bad thing.