Spotify Staffers Say They’ll Go On "Full-Blown Strike" If Joe Rogan Is Not Censored

Employees at Spotify are reportedly so angry that the music streaming service has not censored “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast that they are threatening to go on strike.

Spotify staffers are threatening to go on a “full-blown strike” if the company doesn’t suppress certain “JRE” episodes and topics, according to Digital Music News. These employees are demanding “demanding direct editorial oversight” over Rogan’s podcast, including the ability to directly edit or remove sections of upcoming interviews, or block the uploading of episodes deemed problematic. In addition, the staffers want to be able to put in trigger warnings, corrections, and references to fact-checked articles on topics that Rogan talks about on his show.

According to the report, there are already “preliminary plans” for a work strike that “would principally involve New York-based Spotify employees, and would be accompanied by protests outside Spotify’s Manhattan headquarters.”

This comes after Spotify announced back in May that it had signed Rogan to a “multi-year exclusive licensing deal” that is reportedly worth more than $100 million, according to The Wall Street Journal.

“It will remain free, and it will be the exact same show,” Rogan said as he announced the deal on Instagram. “It’s just a licensing deal, so Spotify won’t have any creative control over the show.”

This comes after Spotify announced back in May that it had signed Rogan to a “multi-year exclusive licensing deal” that is reportedly worth more than $100 million, according to The Wall Street Journal.

“It will remain free, and it will be the exact same show,” Rogan said as he announced the deal on Instagram. “It’s just a licensing deal, so Spotify won’t have any creative control over the show.”

Since launching his podcast back in 2009, Rogan has become known and beloved by his fans for being brave enough to address controversial subjects and people that most are afraid to delve into. When the first episode of his show premiered on Spotify earlier this month, fans were furious to find that controversial interviews with people like Alex Jones, Gavin McInnes, Milo Yiannopoulos, Charles C. Johnson, Owen Benjamin, and Carl Benjamin were not included in the library, Variety reported.

Two weeks ago, Spotify held a company-wide meeting in which Spotify CEO Daniel Ek addressed concerns about alleged “transphobic content” that was on multiple “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcasts, according to Motherboard.