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> No governmental agency stepped in and told Spotify what to do Yes they did. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/joe-rogan-spotify-

• paulcole 5y ago
  Not particularly interested in debating whether “told” equals “forced” in this context. I suspect you understood my intention.
  • salawat 5y ago
    I question whether you actually realize the size of metaphorical gun barrel that company would be potentially looking down given the public's attitude on tech companies at the moment. Government is one of those things where even the appearance of impropriety is as nad as the actual thing. That crossed the line into blatant quid-pro-quo.
    • paulcole 5y ago
      Someone putting a literal gun to my head is much different from someone saying that someone else is putting a metaphorical gun to my head.
      • salawat 5y ago
        And yet both have the same outcome. One is compelled at great ost to oneself to comply or otherwise suffer greater, possibly terminal (for that case) future harm. I'm sorry, but no, I don't buy your assertion. Being in a position of power over someone or something and dropping a line like that is as good as an outright threat of violence, no matter how badly people don't want others to consider it as such because it makes their lives easier, and conscience lighter.
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