Joe Rogan podcast episode was deleted from YouTube within hours of being uploaded
An episode of the Joe Rogan Experience has been deleted from YouTube for 'violating' community guidelines.
Rogan's show has been a hugely popular podcast and has been a No.1 hit on Spotify, having been knocked off the top spot by an unexpected creator.
He has amassed a diehard and loyal fanbase through his intense discussions on controversial topics and conspiracy theories.
The UFC commentator has a huge pull, too, having had the likes of Donald Trump, Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk on his podcast.
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But episode #1757 of the 'JRE' with American virologist and immunologist Dr. Robert Malone has been removed from YouTube within hours of the upload.
In the podcast, Dr. Malone said: "Our government is out of control on this, and they are lawless. They completely disregard bioethics; they completely disregard the federal common rule, and they have broken all the rules that I know of that I’ve been trained on for years and years. These mandates of an experimental vaccine are explicitly illegal."
The episode was posted by a third-party as Spotify does not allow full episodes be uploaded to YouTube due to the 57-year-old's exclusive contract with the streaming giants.
YouTube, however, have not publicly addressed the deletion of the episode.
But a link directing to the episode was removed for 'violating' their community guidelines.
YouTube have implemented no-tolerance policies on the spread of COVID-19 misinformation.
Texas congressman Troy Nehls submitted a transcript of the banned episode to Congress.
The episode with Dr. Malone is still available to listen on Spotify, who have faced criticism on both sides for the removal of older controversial episodes and the refusal to delete newer episodes since the company signed Rogan to an exclusive deal in 2020.
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