In that role, it is important to me that we don't take on the position of being content censor while also making sure that there are rules in place and consequences for those who violate them,' Ek wrote. 'We know we have a critical role to play in supporting creator expression while balancing it with the safety of our users. Spotify also released a statement on Sunday night via a public letter from CEO and founder Daniel Ek.

Rogan addressed the situation Sunday night in a 10-minute Instagram video, defending his statements and saying 'I think there's a lot of people that have a distorted perception of what I do, maybe based on sound bites or based on headlines of articles that are disparaging.' Additionally, he defended his decision to host two doctors who were self-proclaimed vaccines skeptics, describing them as 'very highly credentialed, very intelligent, very accomplished people.' Following Neil Young and Joni Mitchell pulling their music from Spotify in protest of the streaming service's role in spreading COVID-19 misinformation through Joe Rogan's podcast, both Rogan and Spotify have spoken out about the controversy.

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