{"id":1262235,"date":"2022-02-01T16:38:34","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T21:38:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1262235"},"modified":"2022-02-01T16:39:04","modified_gmt":"2022-02-01T21:39:04","slug":"psaki-weighs-in-on-joe-rogan-says-tech-platforms-need-to-be-doing-more-to-curb-misinformation-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/psaki-weighs-in-on-joe-rogan-says-tech-platforms-need-to-be-doing-more-to-curb-misinformation-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Psaki Weighs In On Joe Rogan, Says Tech Platforms Need To Be \u2018Doing More\u2019 To Curb \u2018Misinformation\u2019"},"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\">34<\/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%2Fpsaki-weighs-in-on-joe-rogan-says-tech-platforms-need-to-be-doing-more-to-curb-misinformation-2%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=1262235&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--><div><\/div>\n<p>White House press secretary Jen Psaki addressed&nbsp;podcaster Joe Rogan and his relationship with audio streaming service Spotify at a press conference Tuesday, urging tech platforms to take stronger action against misinformation.<\/p>\n<p>Rogan and Spotify, with whom the podcaster has an exclusive contract, have been <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/01\/13\/joe-rogan-robert-malone-spotify-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">under fire<\/a> the last few weeks due to several podcast episodes which critics say contain misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine. Spotify <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/01\/30\/joe-rogan-spotify-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">announced<\/a> Sunday that it would begin attaching advisories to podcast episodes featuring discussions of COVID-19 that would include links to information from health authorities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis Disclaimer, it\u2019s a positive step, but we want every platform to continue doing more to call out mis- and disinformation while also uplifting accurate information,\u201d Psaki said. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/07\/28\/protesters-drop-body-bags-facebook-covid-19-disinformation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: \u2018Disinfo Kills\u2019: Protesters Drop Body Bags On Facebook\u2019s Doorstep Over Alleged COVID-19 \u2018Disinformation\u2019)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Psaki\u2019s comments follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/morning-joe\/watch\/u-s-surgeon-general-politicization-and-misinformation-two-barriers-in-fighting-pandemic-131633733932\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">remarks<\/a> made by Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy on MSNBC on Jan. 25 in which he urged tech platforms to censor Rogan and \u201cuse the power that we have to limit the spread of misinformation\u201d in response to a question about Rogan\u2019s presence on Spotify.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur hope is that all major tech platforms and all major news sources for that matter be responsible and be vigilant,\u201d Psaki said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Psaki on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joerogan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@joerogan<\/a> and \u201cmisinformation\u201d on Spotify:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur hope is that all major tech platforms and all major news sources for that matter be responsible and be vigilant\u2026we want every platform to continue doing more\u2026\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/W3JtHZcicx\">pic.twitter.com\/W3JtHZcicx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Townhall.com (@townhallcom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/townhallcom\/status\/1488603841587200000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 1, 2022<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The White House has previously urged social media platforms to combat the spread of misinformation regarding COVID-19 and vaccines, with Psaki <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/07\/15\/covid-19-jen-psaki-white-house-facebook\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">announcing<\/a> in July 2021 that the White House was flagging posts on Facebook for the company\u2019s fact-checkers to review.<\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden took a firmer stance, <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/07\/16\/joe-biden-current-pandemic-among-unvaccinated-misinformation-facebook-killing-people\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">arguing<\/a> that Facebook was \u201ckilling people\u201d by not adequately policing COVID-19 misinformation.<\/p>\n<p>Rogan\u2019s presence on Spotify has drawn boycotts from several artists and podcasters <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/01\/25\/joe-rogan-neil-young-spotify-covid-19-vaccine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">including<\/a> Neil Young and Joni Mitchell who have requested Spotify remove their music.<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. 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