Members of the medical and scientific community are coming after podcaster Joe Rogan.
Two hundred and seventy “scientists, medical professionals, professors, and science communicators” request Spotify add a misinformation policy to “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast.
The “Open Letter to Spotify” comes from Rogan’s interview with Dr. Robert Malone, as they called out the podcaster for having someone compare pandemic policies to that of the Holocaust.
“By 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,” the letter states.
“Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, Joe Rogan has repeatedly spread misleading and false claims on his podcast, provoking distrust in science and medicine. He has discouraged vaccination in young people and children, incorrectly claimed that mRNA vaccines are ‘gene therapy,’ promoted off-label use of ivermectin to treat COVID-19 (contrary to FDA warnings), and spread a number of unsubstantiated conspiracy theories.”
YouTube removed Rogan’s interview with Malone, and Twitter suspended Malone’s account earlier this month for violating the social media outlet’s policy for posting Covid-19 misinformation.
Eduardo Razo is the Assistant Content Editor for BNM, which includes writing daily news stories on the news media industry. He can be found on Twitter @eddierazo_ or you can reach him by email at eddie1991razo@gmail.com.
