Joe Rogan dispute shows Spotify limits of being hands off


Spotify is trying to figure out how to keep Rogan’s millions of devoted fans happy without further alienating artistes and listeners angry about him amplifying vaccine sceptics and using racial slurs. — AFP

NEW YORK: Like Facebook and Twitter, Spotify is learning the limits of deflecting responsibility for what is said on its platform.

Podcasting has sprouted as an industry with few standards about policing offensive or misleading content. That has left Spotify trying to figure out how to keep podcaster Joe Rogan’s millions of devoted fans happy without further alienating artists and listeners angry about him amplifying vaccine sceptics and using racial slurs.

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