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by 1cvmask 2118 days ago
Does anyone know if Joe Rogan allows for censorship on the part of Spotify?

Tommy Chong the comedian has managed to make the list of censored folks. Now I feel compelled to look up the others.
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LatteLazy 2118 days ago
When he first announced the move, he expressly stated they would not be censoring future episodes or interfering at all, he would maintain 100% control...

Edit, source in case it's relevant:

>"It will remain free, and it will be the exact same show," said Rogan. "It's just a licensing deal, so Spotify won't have any creative control over the show.

>"They want me to just continue doing it the way I'm doing it right now.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-52736364

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srtjstjsj 2117 days ago
How is that possible? What happened that guarantees every future potential episode is spotifyable yet past episodes weren't?

If he's telling the truth, why aren't his first 10 episodes him an past guests reading the transcript of censored episodes?

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LatteLazy 2117 days ago
Not sure, we will have to see.

I like Joe, so maybe Spotify thought they could pull this and no one would notice?

Or maybe they're replying on (I heard) $100m being enough money to buy some flexibility? Maybe they're making a show of it so he can make a show of insisting they're replaced so no one thinks he has sold out?

It's sort of confusing because Joe Rogan is Joe Rogan. It's not like he suddenly changes position or he's ever been PC and family friendly or whatever this edit is meant to get to.

Either way, something is dodgy as fuck.

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