There are plenty of controversies surrounding Spotify, but what really made me cancel my subscription was the fact that they ran recruitment ads for ICE. Boycott Spotify!
Easiest boycott ever for me
I understand not liking streaming and/or Spotify as a company. But people saying having a bunch of MP3’s on a homeserver is in no way the same experience. At least not for me and a lot of people using Spotify I know.
Music I really like I collect on CD. Spotify is like snacking and for going on music safari’s with related artists or playlists based on my interests. It’s fast, easy, downloads are near instant and I can easy switch to my phone, laptop, car or speakers at work. At a lot of home parties Spotify is used to do a group playlist (yes, YouTube can do that too and every 30 minutes someone will wipe the playlist or add 1600 songs by accident…)
For everything there is a free and open solition but that takes dedication and sacrifice. Switched to Linux a while back, let a man have his vices ;)
Way ahead of you, I have never used Spotify, I don’t like the concept of music streaming
Bandcamp FTW
I maibly just buy my music on iTunes…
And Apple famously did never kiss trumps ass
And Apple famously did never kiss trumps ass
Tim Apple famously kissing Trumps ass:
During a carefully choreographed White House visit this week, Apple CEO Tim Cook gave Donald Trump a bespoke plaque made of Gorilla Glass and mounted on a 24-karat gold base, but the real value may have been what Apple took home.
The gift, custom-designed by a former U.S. Marine turned Apple employee, featured a large circular slab of Corning-made Gorilla Glass with a hollowed Apple logo at its center. Trump’s name was etched near the top, while “Made in USA – 2025” was engraved at the base alongside Cook’s signature. The disc sat atop a solid gold base sourced from Utah, and even the packaging was produced domestically.
Didn’t their CEO give him a million dollars?
edit: Yeah, he did. here it is
Eh, fair point I guess, though it does mean that they get less money from me than a person subscribing to Apple Music.
Its not for everyone, if you like what you like and rarely step outside of your repertoire its essentially pissing money up the wall.
Spotify is no longer running U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recruitment advertisements, as the federal government’s campaign concluded at the end of 2025.
Hence the “ran” in the title. Ran is past tense. I didn’t say they were running ads now.
Other issue: I’m not american. Why should I care what ads you guys get? I also have used cracked apps for ages and don’t get ads if I can help it.
Even though you’re not American you must have heard about ICE’s crimes. You really want your money going to a company that ran ads for them?
No ethical consumption under capitalism. If I boycott everything I disagree with, there’s nothing left.
You’re also assuming they have any other interest other than money. It’s a capitalist business, all it cares about is money so of course they will give ad space to anyone they feel they can get away with.
I don’t think I can boycott them any harder.
Jesus you guys are performative.
What are you getting out of this, have a word with yourselves.
Being performative? No longer paying some entity is not a mere “performance.”
Intentionally misunderstanding, the ultimate defence of someone feeling attacked and not wanting to self assess.
You can pretend that I’m intentionally avoiding something and not wanting to self assess, but I think you just failed to make your point.
I didn’t understand and its your fault, you failed
Peak.
Your name really doesn’t fit your ability to explain your position.
You have barely even tried to make a point. You just said “Ugh, you guys, ending your spotify subscriptions?! You know nothing!” And then pretended you had something to say.
Well, what is it?
there’s no ethical consumption under capitalism, yes, but there are still many shades of grey. everyone needs to develop their own measure for these things, do what feels right for themselves. OP is doing exactly that.
Sure, but OP isnt the only person in here.
Already stopped using for platforming and paying millions to Joe Rogan
Ah yes Joe Rogan because he actually does interviews and asks questions instead of the mind numbing news outlets who are bought and paid for.
Hot damn you are all over this post repeatedly smashing your face into moldy dog shit with these comments.
You actually made me laugh out loud, you’re hilarious
This was my breaking point.
Have you been boycotting google too? Amazon? Or just picking and choosing?
Im not the one telling people to stop using stuff
so are you, you are using the search engies, and amazon webservices too, dont act holier than thou when you are being hypocritical.
Sorry, but there’s just no way I can boycott Spotify over this…
Because I’ve already been boycotting them since 2019 for not paying artists enough.
Oh you’re so noble.
Lost me in the first part. Gained me back in the second!
I was already.
Why would I use any optional platform with ads? I’d rather go without music than hear ads.
Boycott? Never used them in the first place.
You’re doing your part!
Spotify is owned by Hulu who is owned by Disney/ABC.
Incorrect (Hulu / Disney doesn’t own Spotify). Spotify is a publicly traded company and the top shareholders are the founders then institutional investors.
This is according to The Motley Fool, Investopedia, Kamil Franek, and Spotify’s annual reports (which are their SEC fillings).
Lolz. Imagine paying for this dogshit to begin with.
Got it. I’ll continue to not use Spotify.
I disliked the company before it was cool
There are FOSS alternatives.
I made a video about it.
Those are both just YouTube music frontends… That’s not actually an alternative it’s just a wrapper for a different fucked up corporation’s service.
I stopped using spoofy 2 years ago I think? I’ve migrated back to direct downloading all my music. It’s so fun building my library, and I get to properly support my favorite artists too!
No way you paid for all the songs?!
And local libraries!!!
