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Spotify's $100 million problem

One of the world's most popular podcasters has given Spotify a headache. How did Spotify - originally a music streaming service - become embroiled in a free speech debate?

One of the world's most popular podcasters has given Spotify a headache. Some critics and musicians claim that Joe Rogan is promoting COVID misinformation in his podcasts, which are exclusive to Spotify after a reported $100m deal in 2020. So how did Spotify - originally a music streaming service - become embroiled in a free speech debate? Also in the programme, BBC Three returns as a traditional TV channel, six years after the BBC decided it should be online only.

Guests: Elizabeth Dwoskin, Silicon Valley correspondent at the Washington Post; Jake Kanter media correspondent at The Times; Rosanna Pound-Woods, producer of The Catch Up on BBC Three; Batya Ungar-Sargon, deputy opinion editor, Newsweek; and Marianna Spring, BBC disinformation reporter.

30 minutes

Credit

RoleContributor
PresenterRos Atkins

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