Robert Malone, who has been known in the medical community to spread incorrect and harmful information about coronavirus vaccines. The comedian and actor has come under heavy fire this month over accusations that he has promoted COVID-19 vaccine misinformation and made racist remarks on his show.Ī letter from over 200 medical experts, professors, and scientists this month accused Rogan's podcast of promoting "devastating proportions" of false information after he hosted controversial virologist Dr. However, the timing of the missing episodes line up with several criticisms against Rogan. Neither Spotify nor Rogan have commented on the matter, and it is not yet clear if the episodes were pulled as a direct consequence of recent controversies. The episodes were each recorded years ago and were initially spotted to be missing by the web tracker on Friday. The episodes of The Joe Rogan Experience have been quietly taken off the platform, according to a new report from, an online tool that tracks missing content. Spotify CEO Daniel Ek told CNBC Thursday he felt good about his handling of the controversy, claiming he had done what medical professionals had asked him to, referring to measures he outlined Sunday to “combat misinformation,” such as adding a content warning to episodes about Covid-19.More than 70 episodes of Joe Rogan's podcast have reportedly been pulled from Spotify amid an ongoing controversy regarding COVID-19 misinformation and racial slurs used by the podcast host. Rogan apologized for the controversy on Sunday, acknowledging his podcast has become an “out-of-control juggernaut,” and said he will “balance things out” moving forward. Rogan’s podcast reaches an estimated 11 million people per episode, making it Spotify’s most popular show. The latest controversy is a significant test for Spotify, which reportedly spent more than $100 million in 2020 to bring Rogan’s show to the streaming service from YouTube. Medical professionals have also raised concerns about Rogan’s platforming of Covid-19 misinformation.
Joni Mitchell, Dave Crosby and Stephen Sills are among a growing list of artists who have followed Young’s lead and requested their content be removed.
Young has been joined by a number of musicians. Last month, rock star Neil Young asked Spotify to remove his music from the platform as a protest over the airing of false information about Covid-19 vaccines on the Joe Rogan Experience. TangentĪs of April, Spotify had removed more than 40 episodes of Rogan’s podcasts, including one with far-right activists Alex Jones, Milo Yiannopoulos and Gavin Mcinnes, since its 2020 deal with Rogan to host his podcast. Joe Rogan and Spotify did not immediately respond to a Forbes request for comment.
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