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Spotify and Joe Rogan under fire over Alex Jones role

posted 4 years ago by Satan2016 (26234)
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-54733252

Over the course of a three-hour podcast, Jones discussed a range of topics, including how effective mask wearing was against Covid-19, and the risk of vaccines making people sick.

Mr Rogan did fact checks of his own during the show.

But campaigners are concerned that Jones was given the opportunity to promote inaccurate information about the pandemic to such a large audience.

"They are essentially profiting from the platforming of, and giving exposure to, the most outrageous and fringe views in the desperate search for ad dollars and subscription revenues," said Imran Ahmed, chief executive of the Center for Countering Digital Hate.

"That is a phenomenally cynical moral decision to take."

[–] Mrmojo4700 (21724) 4 years ago

It’s called free speech. If people think Alex Jones is a liar, the best way to expose him is to allow him to tell his lies in a public forum. Rogan’s show is the perfect place.

[–] HelpMeRhonda (1158) 4 years ago

Why are the campaigners so concerned?

[–] Ace_Spade (9661) 4 years ago

He fact checked during the show? Then that would clear up a lot of bogus stuff, and it encourages listeners to fact check for themselves, too.

Seems okay to me.