Spotify confirms Joe Rogan removed episodes with racially offensive language

The events come amid a musician-led protest of the streaming service for allowingRogan’s podcast to spread COVID-19 misinformation.

Rogan took to Instagramearly Saturday to apologize.

Rogan agreed he shouldn’t use such slurs, regardless of the context.

Spotify has previously excluded episodes of the podcast for violating itscontent policies.

CNET couldn’t confirm a link between the currently circulating videos and the disappearance of the episodes.

Rogan didn’t respond to requests for comment.