Spotify purchased the exclusive rights to distribute Rogan's podcast for $100 million in 2020, The Washington Post reported. Other outlets later challenged the credentials of some of the letter's signatories. Peter McCullough and Robert Malone - both of whom have been accused of spreading COVID misinformation - on his show, which draws millions of listeners per episode.Ī few weeks before Young lodged his protest, 270 medical experts signed a letter demanding Spotify rein in Rogan, The Guardianreported. Rogan has drawn criticism for interviewing Drs. UPDATED: Shares of Spotify took a hit after analysts at Citi downgraded the stock because the audio-streaming giant hasn’t shown any material benefit from its 800 million-plus investment. Spotify also announced on Sunday it will add a content advisory to any podcast episode that discusses COVID-19. Past results of Andreessen Horowitz’s investments, pooled investment vehicles, or investment strategies are not necessarily indicative of future results.The Joe Rogan Experience host posted a video on Instagram Sunday night in which he defended interviewing guests who 'have an opinion that's different from the mainstream narrative,' but also acknowledged that he could 'do better' in the future by interviewing 'more experts with differing opinions right after I have the controversial ones.' Further, the list of investments is updated monthly and as such may not reflect most recent a16z investments. Excluded from this list are investments for which the issuer has not provided permission for a16z to disclose publicly as well as unannounced investments in publicly traded digital assets.

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