“Rumble Inc, a YouTube-style website popular among U.S. conservatives, has offered Joe Rogan $100 million over four years for all his shows, days after the podcaster apologized for using racial slurs in his content.
“Rogan is also facing backlash for COVID-19 misinformation in his program hosted on Spotify (SPOT.N), after singer-songwriters including Neil Young and Joni Mitchell pulled their content from the streaming platform.
“The incidents prompted Spotify to add a “content advisory” to any episode featuring discussion of COVID-19 as scientists and medical professionals urged the platform to prevent Rogan from spreading falsehoods.
“”Dear Joe, we stand with you, your guests and your legion of fans in desire for real conversation,” Rumble CEO Chris Pavlovski said in an email to Rogan posted on Rumble’s twitter page on Monday.”
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