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In a bit of a shocking moment at the top of Wednesday’s edition of The View, normally incendiary co-host Joy Behar defended podcaster Joe Rogan’s freedom of speech from calls he be de-platformed from Spotify for “misinformation.” She even went at it with co-host Sunny Hostin, saying if you don’t like what he says, “counter it” with your own speech.
The opening tease pitched the segment as a question to the limits of the right to free speech. “The right to misinform? After rock legend Neil Young threatens to pull his music off Spotify unless they fire their biggest podcast superstar, Joe Rogan for pushing COVID misinformation,” the announcer said. “One of Rogan’s most outspoken detractors, Howard Stern, comes to his defense.”
Adding: “But should free speech that could be deadly still be protected under the First Amendment?”
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