A new episode of Rogan's 'The Joe Rogan Experience' podcast, featuring former Navy SEAL and CIA contractor Shawn Ryan, sees the host discussing censorship on social media platforms.
- September 28, 2024
AceShowbiz - Joe Rogan likely won't vote for Kamala Harris in the upcoming presidential election. "The Joe Rogan Experience" podcast host pointed out how free speech would be at risk if the current vice president was elected as the new president of the U.S.
"I don't think it turns around if Kamala Harris gets into office," Rogan said of online speech in a new episode of his show. "I think they clamp down more. I think the same stuff that they were trying to do with Twitter, they'll try to do with something else, with other things."
The episode, featuring former Navy SEAL and CIA contractor Shawn Ryan, saw Rogan discussing censorship on social media platforms. The host additionally talked about the "many wild things" the Harris camp is saying, referring to a statement by vice presidential nominee Tim Walz about free speech.
"There's no guarantee to free speech on misinformation or hate speech and especially around our democracy," Walz said in late 2022 in an MSNBC interview about voting issues. "Tell the truth. Where the voting places are. Who can vote. Who's able to be there."
Rogan expressed his disagreement to Walz's statement, saying, "The goal of the First Amendment is, you say something wrong, and then this guy who's an expert says the right thing. And then you correct them." Ryan added, "The misinformation - it's all opinion."
Rogan then brought up misinformation during the coronavirus pandemic, recalling, "So much of it turns out to be true. How about 'masks don't work'? You would get screamed at for 'masks don't work.' Well, guess what? They don't f**ing work."
Back in 2022, Rogan received backlash for allegedly spreading misinformation about COVID-19. At the time, the medical and scientific experts slammed Rogan for airing false claims about the coronavirus pandemic, vaccines and unproven treatments, in addition to calling for Spotify to cancel his podcast.