It reportedly paid $100 million (£74 million) to exclusively host the podcast, so dropping Rogan threatens the company’s bottom line but is also a key part of its strategy to be a one-stop shop for audio. The letter is the clearest indication yet of where Spotify stands on Rogan’s fate with the company. “And I want to make one point very clear – I do not believe that silencing Joe is the answer.” In a messages to staff, Mr Ek wrote: “While I strongly condemn what Joe has said and I agree with his decision to remove past episodes from our platform, I realise some will want more. Now, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek has told employees that there are no plans for it to part ways with Mr Rogan.
Mr Rogan has put the streaming giant in a difficult spot, with intense criticism of the host's anti-Covid vaccine comments and racial slurs. The CEO of Spotify has said that "silencing" controversial podcast host Joe Rogan is not "the answer".
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