<story><title>Spotify reportedly fighting with employees about hosting episodes of Joe Rogan</title><url>https://www.businessinsider.com/spotify-report-joe-rogan-transphobia-fight-employees2020-9</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>mikece</author><text>I’m curious what his contract with them stipulates on these matters. As for the employees, they could contact Rogan and either ask to come on the show to discuss what they find so offensive. Joe will talk to anyone, let them have their say and explain their point of view. Arguing to censor his episode history only sends the message that Spotify isn’t a platform for intellectual curiosity and free speech.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>omosubi</author><text>I like Rogan&amp;#x27;s podcast but he definitely won&amp;#x27;t talk to anyone - When was the last time there was someone on that didn&amp;#x27;t agree with him on the major issue or issues they were brought on the podcast to discuss? They may quibble over certain things but at the end of the day he wants to have a fun conversation and arguing with trans rights people for 2 or 3 hours isn&amp;#x27;t going to happen. Also they&amp;#x27;ve already censored his history and as far as I can tell he agreed to it</text></comment>
<story><title>Spotify reportedly fighting with employees about hosting episodes of Joe Rogan</title><url>https://www.businessinsider.com/spotify-report-joe-rogan-transphobia-fight-employees2020-9</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>mikece</author><text>I’m curious what his contract with them stipulates on these matters. As for the employees, they could contact Rogan and either ask to come on the show to discuss what they find so offensive. Joe will talk to anyone, let them have their say and explain their point of view. Arguing to censor his episode history only sends the message that Spotify isn’t a platform for intellectual curiosity and free speech.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>threatofrain</author><text>Is Spotify a platform for intellectual curiosity and free speech?&lt;p&gt;On the matter of free speech, Spotify isn&amp;#x27;t a public square. Facebook isn&amp;#x27;t a public square. A masonic fraternity isn&amp;#x27;t a public square. One of the key things about public squares is that it&amp;#x27;s funded by public money and administered by public officials.&lt;p&gt;How are people so keen on asking private companies to behave like public institutions... without asking for the other critically healthy pillars of public funding and public administration? It&amp;#x27;s sad, but I think it&amp;#x27;s because in some ways, people have come to actually TRUST big corps to be more morally responsive and deliberative than their own government. As in, would you rather Facebook own your messages, or would you like to see what concept of digital town square the UK or the US government would produce?</text></comment>