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I am posting this because there seems to be a large misunderstanding about the Alex Jones episodes being "removed" by Spotify. I am also going to give you a war

I am posting this because there seems to be a large misunderstanding about the Alex Jones episodes being "removed" by Spotify. I am also going to give you a warning. I am going to post a link to Infowars, yes, that Infowars. It is one of the few sources that actually attempts to clarify the story behind the "removed" episodes. If you are a reasonable person, you would take this opportunity to reevaluate the sources you listen to that have been pandering to their readers about how controversial Joe Rogan is and question why these sources weren't interested in actually getting to the bottom of the removed episodes instead of causing sensationalism. Here it is, according to Alex Jones [1], the reason why certain Joe Rogan episodes were removed from Spotify is because Joe Rogan gets to keep hosting his favorite 100 episodes on Youtube. A shrewd business decision as Spotify gets time to decide how to handle the Alex Jones episodes and Joe gets to have his most profit making episodes still on Youtube. Now, ask yourself, why is it that this news is coming from such a controversial figure? You may call him a racist, bigot, transphobe, xenophobe, or whatever. But you can't deny that the media failing to actually report on the story and the real story coming from Alex Jones just adds credibility to all his other views. Be it Sandy Hook, George Soros, or psychic vampirism. [1] - https://www.infowars.com/alex-jones-spotify-is-not-censoring-joe-rogan/ https://www.infowars.com/alex-jones-spotify-is-not-censoring...

pseudalopex 6y ago
Why would Rogan tell Jones instead of his fans?
- hervature 6y ago
  That's a good question. Contractual obligations with Spotify? I've been pondering this for a while. It does seem somewhat plausible because some of the episodes removed weren't controversial. Rogan also hasn't commented on this. It's also unclear whether he would deny it even if it was false. I've also been wondering why would Alex Jones lie about this? If he was going to create a narrative, I would expect it to have some crazy "Democrat elite controlling the media" bend to it.
  - ALittleLight 6y ago
    How does that make sense as a contractual obligation? "You can leave some episodes up on YouTube to attract more fans... BUT you can never publicly explain why you're doing so directly, though feel free to tell your friends and they can tell the public."
    - hervature 6y ago
      Because the episodes are supposed to come down off Youtube later. It could also be that Rogan is supposed to keep quiet until Spotify can decide how best to proceed and if they want to reinstate other episodes (which they have already done). Joe speaking out of turn could be bad for Spotify.
dmingod666 6y ago
Dude, friendly advice, listen to Infowars all you want, don't take them seriously, its bad for your mental health.
- hervature 6y ago
  Aside from Rogan's interview, I've never listened to Alex Jones. In fact, the link to his story appears on the first page (last link) on DDG with "joe rogan alex jones removed episodes". Yes, the websites are also fake news outlets. But there's a difference between "fake news" the term. And news that is fake. We shall see if this news turns out to be fake.
  - dmingod666 6y ago
    Don't know how aware are you about Alex Jones and his theories - Some of them include the government mixing medicines in the water to subdue the population and that is making the frogs gay and so many more fascinating globalist Illuminati bed-time stories. There is news, there is fake news -- then there is Alex Jones. A category to himself -- he is as tin foil as you can get.. That guy has some serious problems, steer clear.
krageon 6y ago
> If you are a reasonable person Alex Jones plays an insane persona to make money off of his viewers. This is an established fact that he himself has admitted to. Thus, taking the words of what is essentially a cartoon character as any kind of truth is in itself the evidence of someone who has lost touch with reality. If that is you, you need (and deserve) help.
- hervature 6y ago
  If you re-read my comment, the only thing that I am saying is why the mainstream media is sensationalizing this event "OMG - Alex Jones removed from Joe Rogan's Spotify :o!!" vs. actually asking for Spotify and Joe Rogan to comment. If there is no comment, there is no story.

pseudalopex 6y ago

Why would Rogan tell Jones instead of his fans?

hervature 6y ago
That's a good question. Contractual obligations with Spotify? I've been pondering this for a while. It does seem somewhat plausible because some of the episodes removed weren't controversial. Rogan also hasn't commented on this. It's also unclear whether he would deny it even if it was false. I've also been wondering why would Alex Jones lie about this? If he was going to create a narrative, I would expect it to have some crazy "Democrat elite controlling the media" bend to it.
- ALittleLight 6y ago
  How does that make sense as a contractual obligation? "You can leave some episodes up on YouTube to attract more fans... BUT you can never publicly explain why you're doing so directly, though feel free to tell your friends and they can tell the public."
  - hervature 6y ago
    Because the episodes are supposed to come down off Youtube later. It could also be that Rogan is supposed to keep quiet until Spotify can decide how best to proceed and if they want to reinstate other episodes (which they have already done). Joe speaking out of turn could be bad for Spotify.

dmingod666 6y ago

Dude, friendly advice, listen to Infowars all you want, don't take them seriously, its bad for your mental health.

hervature 6y ago
Aside from Rogan's interview, I've never listened to Alex Jones. In fact, the link to his story appears on the first page (last link) on DDG with "joe rogan alex jones removed episodes". Yes, the websites are also fake news outlets. But there's a difference between "fake news" the term. And news that is fake. We shall see if this news turns out to be fake.
- dmingod666 6y ago
  Don't know how aware are you about Alex Jones and his theories - Some of them include the government mixing medicines in the water to subdue the population and that is making the frogs gay and so many more fascinating globalist Illuminati bed-time stories. There is news, there is fake news -- then there is Alex Jones. A category to himself -- he is as tin foil as you can get.. That guy has some serious problems, steer clear.

krageon 6y ago

> If you are a reasonable person Alex Jones plays an insane persona to make money off of his viewers. This is an established fact that he himself has admitted to. Thus, taking the words of what is essentially a cartoon character as any kind of truth is in itself the evidence of someone who has lost touch with reality. If that is you, you need (and deserve) help.

hervature 6y ago
If you re-read my comment, the only thing that I am saying is why the mainstream media is sensationalizing this event "OMG - Alex Jones removed from Joe Rogan's Spotify :o!!" vs. actually asking for Spotify and Joe Rogan to comment. If there is no comment, there is no story.