Joe Rogan Expresses Concern Over a 'Dangerous' Social Media Trend
Joe Rogan Expresses Concern Over a 'Dangerous' Social Media Trend originally appeared on Men's Fitness.
Joe Rogan says a social media trend could be the end of America. But it's not the kind of viral trend you're probably thinking of.
On a recently shared podcast episode with professional MMA fighter Cory Sandhagen, Rogan opened up about one of his biggest fears surrounding social media: censorship. He said the fear stems from a disturbing trend that Elon Musk gave him insider information about.
"I'm friends with Elon. I knew what was going on in Twitter behind the scenes. I knew how the government was stepping in and silencing posts. I'm like, this is f------ dangerous, man," Rogan said.
Rogan doesn't seem too concerned with picking political sides these days, but he's deeply passionate about issues of censorship—especially when it comes to how information is controlled or limited on social media platforms.
"If they get a real grip on social media and you no longer can protest about things and express yourself about things, including a lot of things that happen to be true," Rogan said. He also claimed that the tech industry is dominated by a "very progressive left-wing ideology."There's no evidence that the tech world is overrun by left- or right-wing ideology, and every social media platform has its own rules as to why it might ban users. Still, Rogan doesn't like the idea of conservative, right-wing thought taking over social media.
"Now we don't have a country anymore," he says of this scenario. "Now we're f---ed. Now we're just like every other dictatorship." .Joe Rogan Expresses Concern Over a 'Dangerous' Social Media Trend first appeared on Men's Fitness on Jun 30, 2025
This story was originally reported by Men's Fitness on Jun 30, 2025, where it first appeared.
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