The site noted that a total of 113 episodes - which includes the 71 taken down on Friday - have been removed from Spotify. On Friday, 71 episodes of The Joe Rogan Experience were removed from Spotify, according to the website JRE Missing, which tracks when the podcast episodes are missing from the streaming platform. Last Thursday, the musician India.Arie - who has said she will remove her music and podcast from Spotify in protest of Rogan’s comments about race - resurfaced a compilation of video clips showing Rogan using the racial slur and describing being with Black people as akin to “Planet of the Apes.” The podcaster apologized over the weekend, calling his comments “regretful and shameful.” In a letter sent to Spotify staff, Ek said that while he “strongly condemn” Rogan’s past use of the slur, he “ not believe that silencing Joe is the answer” and that “canceling voices is a slippery slope”.Spotify Unveils Major Redesign With Vertical Home Feed Spotify pulled some 70 episodes of The Joe Rogan Experience as a result, reportedly at Rogan’s request. Shortly after the controversy surrounding misinformation on The Joe Rogan Experience, footage emerged of Rogan repeatedly using the n-word on the podcast. I’m going to do my best in the future to balance things out,” he continued.
Rogan responded to the boycott himself in a video on his Instagram page, telling fans: “I will do my best to try to balance out these more controversial viewpoints with other people’s perspectives so we can maybe find a better point of view.” In response to the controversy, CEO Daniel Ek announced that Spotify would be adding content advisories to podcast episodes discussing vaccines, directing listeners to the platform’s dedicated COVID-19 information hub.
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