Spotify is the latest online platform to take a hard stance against disgraced celebrity chef Pete Evans.
The former My Kitchen Rules judge, who lost his $800,000-a-year job at Channel Seven in May because of his dangerous and unscientific views, announced on Tuesday that Spotify had completely wiped every episode of his Evolve podcast.
‘Looks like my podcast channel has been removed from this company,’ the 47-year-old began his snarky post.
Good riddance! Disgraced celebrity chef Pete Evans’ Evolve podcast has officially been banned from Spotify
‘Could it have something to do with the many brave doctors and scientists that we interview, that are warning people about these poisons that’s disguised as medicine?’ he continued.
The delusional cook then reminded fans that his ‘uncensored’ podcasts can be accessed via his own online platform, Evolve Network.
Touted as a platform to ‘discuss nutrition and the human experience’, the Evolve podcast actually features a catalogue of bizarre interviews with conspiracy theorists, anti-vaxxers and COVID-19 deniers.
Finally! The former My Kitchen Rules judge, who lost his $800,000-a-year job at Channel Seven in May because of his dangerous and unscientific views, announced on Tuesday that Spotify had completely wiped every episode of his Evolve podcast
Evans is himself an anti-vaxxer and COVID-19 denier, and often shares his dangerous and unscientific views via social media.
Last year, Evans landed himself in hot water when he interviewed conspiracy theorist David Icke on his podcast, before praising the conversation as ‘enlightening’.
Icke, a notorious Holocaust denier, was infamously denied entry to Australia in 2019 after protests from the Jewish community.
Gone: When users search for the Evolve podcast, a page pops up saying: ‘Couldn’t find that podcast. Search for something else?’
Disgraceful: Last year, Evans landed himself in hot water when he interviewed conspiracy theorist David Icke on his podcast, before praising the conversation as ‘enlightening’
In the dark: Last year, Evans said he was convinced that Facebook had ‘shadow-banned’ his account after his engagement levels dropped dramatically
Help me! In a desperate call to action in August, Evans told his Facebook followers to share his posts with their friends because people aren’t seeing his content organically
It is not suggested that Evans endorses the views of Icke relating specifically to Holocaust denial or the Jewish people. He instead supports Icke’s views on globalist conspiracy theories and media manipulation.
Evans has endured a career implosion over the last year, being dropped by over a dozen sponsors for spurting controversial and often harmful opinions on social media.
In August last year, Evans claimed he’d been ‘shadow-banned’ by Facebook, a term which refers to when a social media platform makes a user’s content harder to find instead of blocking them completely.
Hidden: Instead of permanently removing somebody from a website, some social media users believe a shadow-ban still allows them to post freely, but makes their content and profile harder to find. (Facebook has previously denied the practice of shadow-banning)
‘My reach is disappearing by the day as they shadow ban my page… which is why I invite you to share as you all can have a much farther reach than I can,’ he wrote on Facebook at the time.
Instead of permanently removing somebody from a website, some social media users believe a shadow-ban still allows them to post freely, but makes their content and profile harder to find.
It’s believed that a shadow-banned account on Instagram or Facebook won’t appear in any searches unless the entire username is typed in, nor will the account appear in any hashtag searches.
Banned: It comes after Evans’ documentary The Magic Pill was recently removed from the streaming platform Netflix after its contract came to an end
Facebook has previously denied the practice of shadow-banning.
Despite these denials, the California-based social media company has reportedly patented a shadow-banning method.
In recent months, Facebook has taken steps to limit the spread of misinformation and fake news on its platform by removing content, employing a global network of fact-checkers and directing users to health authorities offering credible information.
Good riddance: After three years on Netflix, anyone who tries to access the film now gets a 404 Not Found page. The 404 page is accompanied by the text ‘Lost Your Way?’, which ironically is what many people have been saying about Evans recently
Meanwhile, Evans’ documentary The Magic Pill was removed from the streaming platform Netflix last year, after its contract came to an end.
The film had copped significant backlash from health professionals since its 2017 release for falsely suggesting that the Paleo diet can potentially cure illnesses such as cancer, diabetes, autism and heart disease.
After three years on Netflix, anyone who tries to access the film now gets a 404 Not Found page. The 404 page is accompanied by the text ‘Lost Your Way?’, which ironically is what many people have been saying about Evans recently.
Divisive: Evans has been involved in a string of controversies since being sacked by Seven for his extreme views
Evans has been involved in a string of controversies since being sacked by Channel Seven for his extreme views.
In July last year, he claimed that COVID-19 was a ‘f**king hoax’ and that the pandemic ‘doesn’t compare to what is happening in the world on a large scale’.
He has also encouraged people to ignore government safety measures, such as the order to wear masks in public in Victoria, and to challenge fines through the courts.
Liar: Evans’ central belief is that ‘food is medicine’ and that by following a Paleo diet, people can develop superhuman immune systems that can withstand all illnesses, including COVID-19. There is absolutely no scientific basis for this
Among his false claims about the pandemic, Pete has previously declared he’s immune to coronavirus, and blamed the health crisis on 5G technology.
Evans’ central belief is that ‘food is medicine’ and that by following a Paleo diet, people can develop superhuman immune systems that can withstand all illnesses, including COVID-19.
There is absolutely no scientific basis for this. Following a particular diet does not make a person any less likely to contract the deadly respiratory virus.
Pete also faced significant backlash after he shared neo-Nazi meme on Facebook late last year.
Spectacular downfall: Pete has also faced significant backlash since sharing a neo-Nazi meme on Facebook late last year