I don’t believe in censorship at all….All people have choices as to whether or not THEY want to watch a show or not…it’s NOT up to the program the show is hosted on…It’s up to the people. I am in no way ,shape or form a Republican, but I felt when they removed Alex Jones from YouTube how incredibly wrong this was /is because this ALL should be up to all individuals as to who and what they want to listen to. What’s even worse is they want to remove all First Amendment rights. I’m so repulsed by all these losers Silicon Valley clowns who are censoring everyone.
I agree that if these losers are up in arms about how THEY want the ability to censor any of the shows is complete Fascism. That deal ultimately scrubbed Rogan episodes from a range of Spotify alternatives. Earlier this year, Spotify lured Rogan into an exclusive relationship with an estimated $100 million deal. Joe Rogan’s entire identity revolves around unfiltered discussion and opinion, and audiences could abandon the podcast if it becomes censored or controlled. The reason for Ek’s pushback is somewhat obvious. Accordingly, DMN has learned that Spotify clearly shared its decision on the Shrier episode, and has declined continued demands to edit or remove other episodes. It also appears that Spotify management - including CEO Daniel Ek - has a limited tolerance for the mutiny on deck. These are plum jobs in extremely uncertain economic times, making a strike a risky move. Spotify employees reportedly enjoy comfortable salaries in the $120-$130,000 annual range, with considerable perks and benefits. Those protests have often been met with changes, though the employment landscape has changed dramatically in 2020. Other corporations have certainly witnessed walkouts and even full-blown strikes by activist employees for a range of grievances. If a walkout or strike moves forward, it could be risky for the staffers involved. That decision has apparently been viewed as a serious affront by the protesting employees, a group that is now discussing the high-profile strike or walkout as a next move. Ultimately, Spotify decided to keep the episode intact after judging that none of the platform’s content guidelines were broken. That drew accusations of transphobia from a contingent of LGTBQ+ Spotify employees, who reportedly demanded changes in more than ten separate meetings with Spotify upper management.
Shrier, a Wall Street Journal writer and author of Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters, appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience in July and has drawn the most protest from the activist Spotify employees.ĭuring the episode, Shrier sharply questioned whether extremely young women should be undergoing gender-transition operations, treatments, and therapies, while also questioning whether many of these women are genuinely trans or simply seeking acceptance and validation. Spotify’s management has also refused to remove a more contentious recent episode involving Abigail Shrier. Other aspects would involve media appearances and coordination with other activist organizations. According to preliminary plans shared with Digital Music News, the strike would principally involve New York-based Spotify employees, and would be accompanied by protests outside Spotify’s Manhattan headquarters. Some of the group’s demands have already been met by Spotify management, though a refusal to allow further changes is stirring talk of a high-profile walkout or strike. The employees also demanded the ability to add trigger warnings, corrections, and references to fact-checked articles on topics discussed by Rogan in the course of his multi-hour discussions. That would include the ability to directly edit or remove sections of upcoming interviews, or block the uploading of episodes deemed problematic. Late last week, we first reported that Spotify employees were demanding direct editorial oversight over the recently-acquired Joe Rogan Experience podcast. A contingent of activist Spotify staffers are now considering a walkout or full-blown strike if their demands for direct editorial oversight of The Joe Rogan Experience podcast aren’t met.
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