Censorious NY Times Hopes for Perpetual Left-Wing Outrage at Rogan, Spotify
Media Industry,Media Bias,Media Watch,New York Times Bias,Spotify,Joe Rogan,Censorship,Free Speech
New York Times tech reporter-columnist Kevin Roose took on the controversy between hugely popular podcaster-interviewer Joe Rogan and the music-media streaming provider Spotify over supposed misinformation Rogan spread about Covid vaccines in an interview with a controversial doctor. The story dominated the front of Tuesdayβs Business section: βStaying Power Of an Uproar.β
It wasnβt hard to spot Roose was setting Rogan up for a fall. His jittery fear of conservative βmisinformationβ online has only increased during the COVID era and the Black Lives Matter riots:
Stop me if youβve heard this one before:
A popular internet personality, beloved by millions for his irreverent, anti-establishment commentary, becomes the subject of a heated backlash after critics accuse him of promoting dangerous misinformation.
The controversy engulfs the creatorβs biggest platform, which has rules prohibiting dangerous misinformation and now faces pressure to enforce them against one of its highest-profile users.
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