{"id":1213768,"date":"2022-01-13T10:04:43","date_gmt":"2022-01-13T15:04:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1213768"},"modified":"2022-01-13T10:04:51","modified_gmt":"2022-01-13T15:04:51","slug":"270-doctors-demand-spotify-implement-covid-19-misinformation-policy-over-joe-rogans-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/270-doctors-demand-spotify-implement-covid-19-misinformation-policy-over-joe-rogans-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"270 Doctors Demand Spotify Implement COVID-19 \u2018Misinformation Policy\u2019 Over Joe Rogan\u2019s Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F270-doctors-demand-spotify-implement-covid-19-misinformation-policy-over-joe-rogans-podcast%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1213768&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A group of 270 medical professionals sent an open letter to Spotify to urge the platform to add a misinformation policy, especially regarding COVID-19, over the success of Joe Rogan\u2019s popular podcast.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/spotifyopenletter.wordpress.com\/2022\/01\/10\/an-open-letter-to-spotify\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Open Letter to Spotify<\/a>\u201d was subtitled \u201cA call from the global scientific and medical communities to implement a misinformation policy.\u201d The signers referred to themselves as \u201ca coalition of scientists, medical professionals, professors, and science communicators spanning a wide range of fields such as microbiology, immunology, epidemiology, and neuroscience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The letter followed Rogan\u2019s December interview with Dr. Robert Malone after the medical researcher was banned from Twitter over alleged COVID-19 misinformation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy 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,\u201d the letter read.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThough Spotify has a responsibility to mitigate the spread of misinformation on its platform, the company presently has no misinformation policy,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n<p>The letter\u2019s signers added the concern was not only scientific but also sociological.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not only a scientific or medical concern; it is a sociological issue of devastating proportions and Spotify is responsible for allowing this activity to thrive on its platform,\u201d it concluded.<\/p>\n<p>YouTube removed Rogan\u2019s episode with Malone from its platform following the controversy.&nbsp;In contrast,&nbsp;Texas Republican Rep. Troy Nehls <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/gop-rep-submits-joe-rogans-controversial-episode-to-congressional-record-so-that-big-tech-cant-censor-it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">submitted<\/a> a transcript of the episode to the Congressional Record, saying the move will keep it from being censored.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, I submitted the transcript from the @joerogan experience podcast episode #1757 with Dr. Robert Malone to the Congressional Record,\u201d Nehls tweeted.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You can also read the full transcript on my website HERE: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/M73ezBIQHJ\">https:\/\/t.co\/M73ezBIQHJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Congressman Troy Nehls (@RepTroyNehls) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepTroyNehls\/status\/1478059806657327110?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 3, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBig tech wants to restrict your access to this information- but they cannot censor the Congressional Record,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy deplatforming Dr. Robert Malone for voicing opposition and removing the interview, Twitter and YouTube are once again proving that they don\u2019t work for their users but for big Pharma, big media, and the elites,\u201d Nehls said in a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nehls.house.gov\/posts\/joe-rogan-experience-1757-dr-robert-malone-md-full-transcript\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we stray away from our core principles of freedom of speech, freedom of expression, and freedom of debate, democracy is lost. Today, I entered the transcript of the Joe Rogan Experience #1757 into the Congressional Record to preserve the podcast forever. Big Tech may be able to censor information on their own platforms, but they cannot censor the Congressional Record,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, others have attributed Rogan\u2019s success to his outspoken, honest views. Canadian psychologist and bestselling author Jordan Peterson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/jordan-peterson-reveals-key-to-joe-rogans-media-success-in-single-tweet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>, \u201cThat\u2019s because he doesn\u2019t lie. Or talk down to his audience. Or manipulate for his own narrow advantage. Go @joerogan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">That&#8217;s because he doesn&#8217;t lie. Or talk down to his audience. Or manipulate for his own narrow advantage. Go <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joerogan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@joerogan<\/a>. See you in three weeks in Austin. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ufgd4h9IJA\">https:\/\/t.co\/ufgd4h9IJA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dr Jordan B Peterson (@jordanbpeterson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jordanbpeterson\/status\/1478191963207704577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 4, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The comment came in response to a report that revealed Rogan\u2019s audience exceeded the traffic of leading news shows, including top programs broadcast on Fox News and CNN, during the third quarter of 2021, according to average viewers per show based on Nielsen and Spotify statistics.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A group of 270 medical professionals sent an open letter to Spotify to urge the platform to add a misinformation policy, especially regarding COVID-19, over the success of Joe Rogan\u2019s popular podcast. The \u201cOpen Letter to Spotify\u201d was subtitled \u201cA call from the global scientific and medical communities to implement a misinformation policy.\u201d The signers &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":325,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1213768","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1213768","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/325"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1213768"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1213768\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1213768"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1213768"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1213768"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}