Spotify CEO consoles employees in memo after Joe Rogan ‘N-word’ controversy explodes
February 7, 2022 | Terresa Monroe-Hamilton
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek said in a letter that was sent to employees on Sunday that despite mega-podcaster Joe Rogan using the N-word in the past, the company would not be removing him from the platform and emphasized, “I do not believe that silencing Joe is the answer.”
“There are no words I can say to adequately convey how deeply sorry I am for the way The Joe Rogan Experience controversy continues to impact each of you,” Ek stated in the memo. “I think it’s important you’re aware that we’ve had conversations with Joe and his team about some of the content in his show, including his history of using some racially insensitive language.”
“Following these discussions and his own reflections, he chose to remove a number of episodes from Spotify. He also issued his own apology over the weekend,” the CEO noted in the statement obtained by Fox Business. “While I strongly condemn what Joe has said and I agree with his decision to remove past episodes from our platform, I realize some will want more. And I want to make one point very clear – I do not believe that silencing Joe is the answer.”
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