{"id":1455615,"date":"2022-04-27T14:29:37","date_gmt":"2022-04-27T18:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1455615"},"modified":"2022-04-27T14:29:41","modified_gmt":"2022-04-27T18:29:41","slug":"left-wing-pressure-to-cancel-joe-rogan-on-spotify-appears-to-backfire-as-company-releases-new-numbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/left-wing-pressure-to-cancel-joe-rogan-on-spotify-appears-to-backfire-as-company-releases-new-numbers\/","title":{"rendered":"Left-Wing Pressure To Cancel Joe Rogan On Spotify Appears To Backfire As Company Releases New Numbers"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/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%2Fleft-wing-pressure-to-cancel-joe-rogan-on-spotify-appears-to-backfire-as-company-releases-new-numbers%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=1455615&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><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/04\/RoganJ.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The political Left\u2019s attempts to cancel Joe Rogan\u2019s podcast on Spotify appear to have backfired as the company\u2019s new quarterly earnings report revealed that the platform exceeded its expectations for new paying subscribers.<\/p>\n<p>Spotify did not cave to pressure earlier this year to take action against Rogan over claims that he had spread misinformation about the coronavirus pandemic with comments that he made and with some of the people that he chose to bring onto his show.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDespite the backlash, Spotify saw its paid memberships increase, and the platform now has 182 million premium subscribers \u2014 up from 180 million in the previous quarter and 15% higher year over year,\u201d CNN <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/04\/27\/media\/spotify-joe-rogan-earnings\/index.html\">reported<\/a>. \u201cTotal revenue was up 24% over last year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The company noted that had it not pulled out of Russia following Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s invasion of Ukraine that it would have done even better in terms of growth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cExcluding the impact of our exit from Russia, subscriber growth exceeded expectations,\u201d the company said.<\/p>\n<p>The new numbers come as Spotify recently <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/04\/21\/why-spotify-dropped-its-deal-with-barack-and-michelle-obama\/\">declined<\/a> to renew its contract with former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama because the couple did not make enough appearances on the streaming service.<\/p>\n<p>Spotify CEO Daniel Ek <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/spotify-stands-by-joe-rogan-after-n-word-controversy-canceling-voices-is-a-slippery-slope\">said<\/a> in a statement back in February that while he disagreed with some of Rogan\u2019s past comments and he agreed with Rogan\u2019s decision to remove some podcast episodes, he did not believe that silencing Rogan was the right move.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to make one point very clear \u2013 I do not believe that silencing Joe is the answer,\u201d Ek said. \u201cWe should have clear lines around content and take action when they are crossed, but canceling voices is a slippery slope. Looking at the issue more broadly, it\u2019s critical thinking and open debate that powers real and necessary progress.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rogan recently claimed that he saw a major increase in paid subscribers due to the political Left\u2019s attempts to cancel him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s interesting, but my subscriptions went up massively. That\u2019s what\u2019s crazy,\u201d Rogan said earlier this month. \u201cDuring the height of it all, I gained two million subscribers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Related:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. We believe in our country, in the value of truth and the freedom to speak it, and in the right to challenge tyranny wherever we see it. 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