The company declined to comment on the Jones controversy. It excluded previous episodes Rogan streamed with Jones and other controversial individuals, such as Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes. However, Spotify did not carry all the episodes. The deal is estimated to be worth $100 million. Spotify signed a licensing deal to air “The Joe Rogan Experience,' connecting the interviewer to its 286 million active users, it said in May. Local law enforcement said that emergency services had been diverted from helping the wildfires because of such conspiracy theories linking individuals to the spread of West Coast fires. Rogan has apologized for spreading misinformation about the California wildfires. “However, we do expect you to help your teams understand our role as a platform and the care we take in making decisions.”

“We appreciate that not all of you will agree with every piece of content on our platform,” Gutierrez said in his email to Spotify managers. The Swedish audio company had already faced criticism after Rogan last month claimed Caitlyn Jenner had become transgender as a result of the influence of the Kardashian family, and that California wildfires had been deliberately caused by left-wing activists. Spotify has faced a backlash online from listeners who said Jones was using Rogan's show to spread misinformation about vaccines during a pandemic.

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