Robert Malone, a highly controversial figure who has been suspended from Twitter and criticized for promoting falsehoods about COVID-19 vaccines and an unfounded theory that societal leaders have “hypnotized” the public. In particular, the signers of the letter referred to a certain episode with Dr. “ By allowing the propagation of false and societally harmful assertions, Spotify is enabling its hosted media to damage public trust in scientific research and sow doubt in the credibility of data-driven guidance offered by medical professionals.” They directed their concern at the JRE podcast where several false claims about COVID and the COVID vaccines had been made:
The public case against Joe Rogan began to catch fire in mid-January after an open letter was published by 270 US doctors, scientists, healthcare professionals, and professors pushing Spotify to address misinformation on their platform. The Spread of COVID-Misinformation on Spotify/Overview of the Case In this post, I will give a quick run-through of the recent controversy over The JRE on Spotify, and offer my thoughts on the situation with perspective to the phenomenon of “cancel culture” and freedom of speech. They stand out in a world where masculinity, common beliefs, and traditional values are put under scrutiny, questioned, and attacked - in no small part due to the influence of social media and technological development. They are all successful, mainstream names, rationally intelligent, and not afraid to voice their opinions. Peterson, Lex Fridman, Russel Brand, and Sam Harris. The same can be said about some of his previous podcast guests and good friends who publicly support him such as Jocko Willink, Jordan B. Joe Rogan is part of a rare breed of male intellectual role models.
Beyond being a podcast host, he is a UFC commentator, a former host on the TV show “Fear Factor”, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, and a stand-up comedian with a well-known weakness for psychedelic drugs and conspiracy theories. Joe Rogan, the man behind the podcast, is a man of many facets. “The Joe Rogan Experience” (JRE) is one of the most listened-to podcasts on Spotify with millions of monthly listeners and a faithful entourage that predominantly consist of twenty-something males.
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