“And I want to make one point very clear - I do not believe that silencing Joe is the answer.

“While I strongly condemn what Joe has said and I agree with his decision to remove past episodes from our platform, I realize some will want more,” Ek said, per CNBC.“I know this situation leaves many of you feeling drained, frustrated and unheard.” “Not only are some of Joe Rogan’s comments incredibly hurtful - I want you to make clear that they do not represent the values of this company,” Ek said.“There are no words I can say to adequately convey how deeply sorry I am for the way ‘The Joe Rogan Experience’ controversy continues to impact each of you,” he wrote, per CNBC.Spotify CEO Daniel Ek apologized to his employees about how this situation may have impacted them, adding that he has no plans to deplatform Rogan. At least 70 episodes of the podcast were removed, according to The Washington Post.The controversy surrounding “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast on Spotify continues as a compilation video of the host using a racial slur has gone viral, leading Spotify to remove dozens of Rogan’s podcasts from the streaming platform.

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