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He is not getting canceled; he has cut ties with Spotify because of their perceived endorsement of Joe Rogan's views as expressed in his podcast.

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How does paying a pile of money to get that podcast on their platform count as "percieved endorsement"? They literally gave him money to express his views.

Spotify literally gives artists money to stream their music. Some people will definitely perceive this as an overt endorsement of whatever viewpoints and values might be expressed in that rather broad variety of music; other might not.

Lots of singers and artists on Spotify are openly misogynistic and celebrate crimes. Are you suggesting that in the case of those artists Spotify doesn’t endorse those views, but in the specific case of Joe Rogan, they endorse his views?

Or should those artists with those vile views also be kicked off Spotify?

We don't even need to go there. Spotify likely includes a lot of religious music from all sorts of religions and denominations. Does this means that anyone who would reject the values and viewpoints of any single one of these religions (many of which contradict one another, which makes such rejection almost certain to occur) should quit Spotify?

I'm saying that the tech companies feel safe now, so the tech companies can support content creators who express increasingly right-wing views, as Spotify is doing by choosing Joe Rogan over Neil Young.

I would say that the fact that Spotify and others feel comfortable letting people express their "right-wing view" is a good thing. The fact that you feel like it is awful is a little horrifying.

Joe Rogan is a staunch liberal. The fact you don’t know that speaks volumes about the legitimacy of your views on him. He supported Bernie Sanders in both elections.

That's a cover for what he really thinks, he regularly invites white supremacists onto his show. Gavin McInnes, Jordan Peterson, Dave Rubin, etc

You literally have no idea what you're talking about. You should educate yourself

Dave Rubin: He had Dave Rubin on before Proud Boys existed, and he criticized him for his views: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uG96VnIGXwo

Jordan Peterson: Please give a single comment where Jordan Peterson supports white supremacy

Dave Rubin: https://twitter.com/steinkobbe/status/1306743941459570696

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