Popular podcaster Joe Rogan’s interview with former President Donald Trump went dark on YouTube shortly after it was posted on Friday, leaving some viewers to suspect Big Tech was squashing Trump’s appearance on purpose.
But Rogan took to social media himself to put the rumor to bed.
There is no issue with YouTube censoring the trump episode. It was just supposed to go live on both Spotify and YouTube at the same time and there was a glitch in Spotify’s upload system and so we delisted the YouTube link until it’s fixed. It should be fine now
— Joe Rogan (@joerogan) October 26, 2024
“There is no issue with YouTube censoring the trump episode,” Rogan wrote.
“It was just supposed to go live on both Spotify and YouTube at the same time and there was a glitch in Spotify’s upload system and so we delisted the YouTube link until it’s fixed. It should be fine now.”
Rogan’s fans welcomed the news.
Still, the immediate suspicion is understandable.
Trump supporters — and conservatives in general — have plenty of reasons to be wary when it comes to their treatment on social media platforms.
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