Scientist Tells UK MPs Shutting Down ‘Maverick Thinking’ During Pandemic Backfired

Scientist Tells UK MPs Shutting Down ‘Maverick Thinking’ During Pandemic Backfired
In this photo illustration, "The Joe Rogan Experience" podcast is viewed on Spotify's mobile app, in New York City, on Jan. 31, 2022. Cindy Ord/Getty Images
Chris Summers
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Attempts to ban Joe Rogan or get him removed from Spotify for hosting “maverick” voices during the pandemic have “backfired,” a committee of British MPs has been told.

The Digital, Culture, Media and Sport sub-committee on online harms and disinformation has been set up to look at the “role of trusted voices in combating the spread of misinformation” and “ensure the public has sufficient access to authoritative information on matters of national debate.”
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Chris Summers is a UK-based journalist covering a wide range of national stories, with a particular interest in crime, policing and the law.
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