There have been a lot of takes from the mainstream media on the Joe Rogan “controversy,” which have been inspired by Neil Young (and Joni Mitchell) pulling their music from the streaming site. Of course, everyone believes in the First Amendment right to free speech; the hosts of “CBS Mornings” make that clear. What Rogan does not have is a First Amendment right to a platform as big as Spotify — maybe if he were on a street corner handing out leaflets or something, that would be OK. But this is about life and death, which makes this a special case.
Watch as 'CBS Mornings' suggest Joe Rogan is killing people via his podcast when talking about Covid, implying he's responsible for their deaths.
They add they SUPPORT free speech & the First Amendment — just not for Rogan to have *A* platform, calling his show "dangerous." pic.twitter.com/dzONwcPhVh
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) January 31, 2022
“Spotify’s Misinformation Fight.”
One cannot support free speech and also call for censorship.
— Brandon Fan #FJB #CanadianTruckersRule (@1masklessbandit) January 31, 2022
If you have to explicitly state that you support the first amendament, you almost certainly are making an argument to censor someone. If you REALLY support it, it will be self-evident and won’t need to be said.
— MisesMoFo (@Consistentkirk) January 31, 2022
Just a bunch of clapping seals at CBS et al 🙄
— MimiMable (@TeresaGunz) January 31, 2022
This is so awful. No words.
— Mary Rose (@mombetweeting) January 31, 2022
Absolutely ridiculous
— William MD 🇺🇸 (@MiloD07) January 31, 2022
They don’t like people disobeying the narrative. They don’t like non-conformists.
— Drew Kalocai (@DrewKalocai) January 31, 2022
They are losing and @joerogan is winning. None of them have ever listened to his podcast. If they had they would know they are the ones lying.
— CC (@cdesigninc) January 31, 2022
Joe Rogan has better experts on his show than main stream hack media. You go joe, keep up the free speech.👍🏼
— Mikey Graham / Boyzone (@MRMIKEYGRAHAM) January 31, 2022
Empty shells of individuals
— Derek E. Brown 💬 (@Derek_esq) January 31, 2022
They know that people have turned off the the #MSM and are watching other platforms. CBS Mornings: ~600,000 viewers. Joe Rogan: 11 million listeners. Look for more generalizations and accusations as they continue to enter into obscurity.
— Philip Morrill (@PHMorrill) January 31, 2022
Who, exactly, does have a right to a platform that large?
Notice never are they willing to specify what exactly his misinformation is, or how to refute it.
— C. W. McCall (@JackoLaLantern) January 31, 2022
"The CDC says…."
I stopped listening after that. They no longer have my trust after getting almost everything wrong for the past two years.
Legacy media is dead, it just hasn't figured it out yet.
— Poetaster (@guy2_just) January 31, 2022
Bullies get angry when they can't monopolize
— Keith Maniac, from Guatemala (@from_maniac) January 31, 2022
This is peak cringe
— Jimmy “Honk Honk” Willy (@CaptainBayou) January 31, 2022
Nobody believes them anymore.
— CycleChris (@CycleChris2) January 31, 2022
Reality Check:
The vaccines have failed to provide immunity against the pathogen they are designed to target.
There is nothing more to say. Anything else is false information.— Debi McQuillin (@debimcq_debi) January 31, 2022
I would like all 4 of you to sit down with Rogan and explain what is “misinformation.” The legacy media is so insufferable.
— Joe Hayes (@Workin_American) January 31, 2022
And Rogan would have them.
They hate the fact that he is more relevant than they are.
— Elaine P (@Epado59) January 31, 2022
They leave out the fact that no one has any trust in CBS news or the CDC or any statistics they put up. We have been lied to by the media and we don't forget easily. Gonna be a long time before I believe anything from them. They need to earn the trust back.
— Diz (@diz346) January 31, 2022
Then they cut to their own doctor, who is assured to give nothing but facts.
Related:
Oliver Darcy complains that Joe Rogan, unlike CNN, doesn't 'make sure that the information [he provides] viewers is accurate' https://t.co/GzObzfSwnA
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) January 31, 2022
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