better is have more experts with differing opinions right after i have the controversial ones. i would most certainly be open to doing that. so rogan pushed back against the term misinformation. he says his guests have an opinion that is different from the mainstream narrative and wanted to hear what their opinion is. rogan said he books all of the guests himself and doesn t always prepare before their conversations, but he promised to do more research in the future to balance things out. this comes after spotify, who has the exclusive rights to rogan s podcast, is facing criticism for the partnership. spotify s ceo now says his company has a critical role in balancing artist s expression with the safety of users. he writes in part, it is important to me that we don t take on the position of being content censor while also making
eck says, it is important o me that we don t take on the position of being content censor while also making sure there are rules in place and consequences for those who violate them. he says spotify is working to add a content advisory to any podcast episode that includes discussion about covid-19. it will direct listeners to a covid-19 hub that provides data-driven facts and up-to-date information from trusted sources in the public health community. in an effort to be more transparent, spotify also published its long-standing platform rules. the part of the rules addressing false or deceptive medical information says content cannot cause offline harm or pose a direct threat to public health. some examples spotify gave include saying that covid-19 is a hoax or suggesting that vaccines are designed to kill people. notably, the controversial podcast by joe rogan that has spread misinformation is still available exclusively on the streaming platform. his podcast is the one cited by 250
that if he runs for president again and wins, mr. trump might give pardons to those who were criminally charged in the january 6th attack the former president insisting that the protesters are being treated unfairly kate. thank you, josh we have some breaking news about the audio streaming service spotify. late today the company s ceo spoke out about how they will address covid s misinformation on their platform spotify is under fire for hosting the controversial joe rogan podcast. some major stars even pulling their music. reporter: tonight the pressure building on spotify their ceo now speaking out. it is important to me that we don t take on the position of being content censor while also making sure there are rules in place and consequences for those who violate them for days now music artists have been ramping up pressure, accusing the technology giant of giving a large platform to joe rogan who often has guests on his podcast who question accepted
it must be a big different feeling there. from 2008. i can only imagine. appreciate it. spotfy says it will add a content advisory to all pod casts that mention covid-19. that move coming after several artists said they will leave the platform if it continues to host joe rogen. spreading misleading claims about the virus. cnn reports. reporter: spotty ceo wrote a public letter on the web site on sunday. explaining the rules and how he says they ll do more to combat covid-19 misinformation. it s important to me that we don t take on the position of being content censor. making sure there s rules in place and consequences for those who violate them. he says spotfy is working to add a content advisory to pod cast episodes that include discussion
that discusses covid-19 directing people to a resource hub with data-driven facts and resources from trusted people in the medical community. but let s sgee go exactly into he said. he said it is fortunate me we don t take on the position of being content censor while also making sure there are rules in place. if we take a close look at the spotify rules that have been posted for the first time, he says this is an effort to be a bit more transparent. admittedly, that here are some examples they list of what s not allowed. for example, saying that covid-19 is a hoax. encouraging consumption of bleach to cure. suggesting vaccines are designed to kill. encouraging people to get covid-19 to build immunity like hosting coronavirus parties. now, these are not exhaustive, they say, but examples of what s not allowed on their platform.