Joe Rogan, the popular podcaster whose anti-vaccination comments have sparked protests against Spotify, apologized today via an Instagram post for repeatedly using a racial slur in the past.
out Saturday from The New York Times suggests Spotify quietly removed dozens of previous episodes of Rogan's podcast.A person familiar with the situation said Rogan decided to remove certain episodes from Spotify in conjunction with his apology after having conversations with Spotify about concerns around the episodes.
: Rogan is by far Spotify’s most popular podcaster, attracting millions of downloads per episode, but his brash personality has at times caused Spotify content moderation headaches.
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