He is (or should be) under pressure to get things as right as possible as often as possible. With between 11 and 14 million downloads per podcast, he has tremendous influence and power. That includes being aware of what’s going out to the public under their name. But because The Joe Rogan Experience is a Spotify exclusive - he was reported to have been paid US$100 million to use Spotify alone for his podcasts - the company has essentially become a broadcaster, which can carry different legal and moral responsibilities and obligations. Spotify acts as an aggregator of third-party content. When it comes to the three million podcasts distributed by Spotify, the vast majority originate outside the company. An important tenet of free speech is that speech is free for all, regardless of the viewpoint, unless it veers into promoting hate or shouting “Fire!” in a crowded theatre. People are merely using the Spotify controversy to express an opposing view. Is Rogan’s right to free speech being trampled? No.

OK, then what about the concept of free speech? This is one of the most cherished values of developed nations worldwide. Constitution, they’ll see that it only protects against the government coming down on the speech of its citizens. Second, some Rogan defenders are saying that this is an abrogation of Rogan’s First Amendment rights.

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