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Spotify@lemm.eeEnglish · 1 year ago

Spotify quietly moves lyrics behind a paywall

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Spotify@lemm.eeEnglish · 1 year ago

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Exclusive: Spotify quietly moves lyrics behind a paywall

Spotify didn't offer any more detail about why it's now paywalling lyrics, but clearly, it's a bid to push more people to its paid tier.

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Same energy as YouTube putting background play behind a paywall.

Simply anti-consumer.
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  Or rather, salami-slicing away functionality that used to be free
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  That’s why I use innertune on my android phone

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