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Joe Rogan's use of the N-word and promotion of COVID-19 misinformation have caused controversy.

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"The Joe Rogan Experience" disappeared from Spotify's catalogue of episodes on Friday and Monday.Vivian Zink/Syfy/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images
  • On Monday and Friday, Joe Rogan's show disappeared from the catalogue.

  • Fans speculated that Rogan had been removed after the initial outage.

  • The first incident was due to a technical issue, but it has not responded to the Monday incident.

The Joe Rogan Experience, the top show on the platform, disappeared from the app and website twice within a week, according to several media outlets.

The Independent reported on Monday that Rogan's show was unavailable on Monday morning, but it was back online by Monday evening.

The popular show vanished briefly last Friday, though the streaming service blamed technical issues, Rolling Stone reported. Fans speculated that Rogan was blocked from the platform because of the hour-long shortage.

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The second time the show went down, it happened several weeks after Rogan drew controversy for spreading COVID-19 misinformation and became the center of a debate about free speech on the platform.

Neil Young and Joni Mitchell both asked for their music to be removed from the platform in protest of Rogan. Daniel Ek defended Rogan, saying that his platform wouldn't silence the former host of the Fear Factor.

The New York Times reported that The Joe Rogan Experience signed an exclusive rights deal for $200 million.

Insider asked for comment from Spotify, but they did not reply immediately.

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