22.2.8

https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/spotify-apologies-joe-rogan-backlash-1.6342195

Spotify CEO apologizes for Joe Rogan backlash, but won't cut ties with podcast host | CBC News

 

Spotify CEO apologizes for Joe Rogan backlash, but won't cut ties with podcast host

 

Joe Rogan has put Spotify in a tough spot, but the streaming giant is not ready to part ways with the popular podcast host despite intense criticism over his anti-vaccine comments and use of racial slurs.

In a message to employees on Sunday, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek also said that Rogan's racist language was "incredibly hurtful" and that the host was behind the removal of dozens of episodes of The Joe Rogan Experience.

The streaming site also has to decide whether offensive words are allowable elsewhere on its app, where songs with racist, homophobic and anti-immigrant messages are available, said John Wihbey, a Northeastern University professor and specialist in emerging technologies

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Rogan apologized in an Instagram video Saturday, saying that the slurs were the "most regretful and shameful thing" he has ever had to address and that he hasn't used the N-word in years.

 

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a tough spot : a particularly difficult or awkward situation, especially one that is not easy to get out of.

part ways : to end a relationship.

slurs : (CRITICIZE) to harm someone's reputation by criticizing them.

behind : (preposition) responsible for or the cause of

condemn: to criticize something or someone strongly, usually for moral reasons 

bottom line : (MONEY) the fina lline in the accounts of a company or organization, stating the total profit or loss that has been made / (IMPORTANT FACT) the most important fact in situation 

slippery slope : a bad situation or habit that, after it has started, is likely to get very much worse.

alongside : next to, or together with 

substantively: in a way that is important, serious, or related to real facts