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Apple, Google & Spotify Called Out For Allowing Daily Wire's Anti-Trans Speech

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All major podcast platforms are being called out for allowing Michael Knowles to keep pushing his transphobic agenda through Daily Wire.

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Apple, Spotify, and Google are among the top podcast platforms that are being called out for allowing Michael Knowles’ show on The Daily Wire to keep being broadcast to listeners.

Criticism over the platforming of The Daily Wire has always been criticized by the LGBTQ+ community, but it is now under even more scrutiny following the host’s CPAC speech saying that “transgenderism must be eradicated.” Knowles has made similar remarks on his podcast, saying that he’d like to “ban transgenderism entirely” in a recent episode from February 2023.

There are various other examples of Knowles spewing hateful speech on his podcast, prompting different media personalities to call him out on the internet.

\u201cWow.\n\nMichael Knowles (part of the Daily Wire) says that there can't be a genocide of trans people because "transgender people are not a legitimate category of being"\n\nGenocide threads have rattled the anti-trans folks into saying the quiet part out loud.\n\nhttps://t.co/OjrlCQpEmb\u201d
— Erin Reed (@Erin Reed) 1677600354

\u201cMichael Knowles, the dimwitted Daily Wire host who recently said that "transgenderism" needs to be eradicated & that being trans was fake, is on tape saying that the fictional character Satan is making people trans. Via @JasonSCampbell: \u201d
— Matthew Sheffield (@Matthew Sheffield) 1678304577

\u201cThe Daily Wire is confused on whether or not Ron DeSantis is banning books:\n\nMichael Knowles: "Ron DeSantis, he has banned books. That's true"\n\nBen Shapiro: "Ron DeSantis has never attempted to ban books in the state of Florida"\u201d
— Jason Campbell (@Jason Campbell) 1678299912

Knowles’ problematic and dangerous remarks have already led a reporter from The Daily Wire, Christina Buttons, to resign (via Reality’s Last Stand).

The calls for the deplatforming of The Daily Wire also include other individuals and subjects, such as the network’s generalized anti-LGBTQ+ stances and Matt Walsh’s particular comments on Dylan Mulvaney’s appearance.

\u201c@Apple @alyssatirrell @GooglePlay By providing a platform for vile anti-LGBTQ rhetoric, Apple and Google are making themselves silent partners in this violent campaign against trans life. Read the full piece, including many, many more examples of this rhetoric, here: https://t.co/aK8op715nR\u201d
— Ari Drennen (@Ari Drennen) 1678211758

\u201cDaily Wire hosts have encouraged violence against trans people, claimed that violence against trans people is inevitable, or urged the eradication of trans people from public life. App stores should uphold stated TOS.\n\nNew from me, @AriDrennen and @mmfa\n\nhttps://t.co/tOJvai7wWV\u201d
— Alyssa Tirrell (@Alyssa Tirrell) 1678212298

\u201c@Apple @alyssatirrell @GooglePlay Here is a sample of the hateful content available through the Daily Wire app in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, starting with Matt Walsh's cruel rant about Dylan Mulvaney's personal appearance:\u201d
— Ari Drennen (@Ari Drennen) 1678211758

It’s absolutely disheartening and disappointing that hateful speech is still allowed on these podcast platforms, as these remarks have a direct impact on the physical and mental safety of LGBTQ+ individuals. While it is clearly stated in the guidelines of these platforms that hateful speech will not be tolerated, networks like The Daily Wire are still allowed to continue pushing this kind of content in a widespread manner.