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Spotify will now suspend or terminate accounts it finds are using ad blockers

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Re: Spotify will now suspend or terminate accounts it finds are using ad blockers

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Post by mattl »

dcbadacd wrote: post #112
___alt wrote: post #83

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You don't need to run arbitrary third-party software to run ads, period. I'm perfectly fine with ads in an ad-sponsored ads but I'd appreciate if it didn't open my computer to malware infestations.

Can you please link me an ad provider that would allow me to monetize my website without including massive third-party software on my web-page?

The Deck was one such network. https://digiday.com/media/low-tech-ad-network-deck-ad-blocki...

I tried to get a similar thing started for free software and it ran for a while https://www.fsf.org/news/ad-bard

Re: Spotify will now suspend or terminate accounts it finds are using ad blockers

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Post by magduf »

School-Cotton wrote: post #137
fartcannon wrote: post #114

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's purely hubris. They clearly don't understand the nature of the beast.

A non-paying customer who doesn't listen to ads has absolutely zero value to Spotify. Why shouldn't they block them?

Because then they tell all their less-technical friends and family that Spotify is shitty and evil and not to use them.

Re: Spotify will now suspend or terminate accounts it finds are using ad blockers

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Post by JeremyBanks »

snuxoll wrote: post #199
redsky17 wrote: post #29

The only reason I use an ad-blocker with Spotify in the first place is that they have an abundance of NSFW ads that play. I'm not really comfortable with Trojan advertisements while I'm sitting in the office plugging away. It's definitely their right to deny service if people are freeloading... but there could be other people like me who wouldn't use an ad blocker in the first place (on Spotify, at least) if the ads…

My wife is an avid Pandora user, recently there's been ads from Adam & Eve on the service. It's been fantastic to sit down and eat dinner as a family, then hear an ad for a sex shop play after a couple of songs. It's not like I'm offended at there being an ad for an adult store or anything, but it's just really offputting? I guess? to hear about some buy one get one on adult toys or whatever while I'm eating.

https://www.pandora.com/upgrade

Re: Spotify will now suspend or terminate accounts it finds are using ad blockers

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Post by module0000 »

bicubic wrote: post #58
dessant wrote: post #13

They allow advertisers to run JS on your device, and ads are a trendy way to deliver malware. People are using ad blockers not just to hide annoyances and to improve performance, but to protect themselves from bad actors. https://spotifyforbrands.com/en-US/ad-experiences/ > JavaScript or iFrame Tags: All third-party tags and tracking URLs need to be in https format. I was on the fence about this because there is a le…

Between the dwindling Netflix catalog and increasingly hostile subscription service experience on Spotify, I have found myself flying the black flag again. I still have subscriptions to both, but I will be cancelling them this year. I don't want their shitty analytics payloads, I don't want their shitty anti-adblocker tech. I don't want their shitty tactics of deleting random songs off my playlists. I just want the c…

>> I have found myself flying the black flag again

I'm in the same boat(no pun intended), and also still pay for the subscriptions. I thought that more streaming services and more maturity(time passed) meant this situation would be improving - not degrading.

Re: Spotify will now suspend or terminate accounts it finds are using ad blockers

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Post by dcbadacd »

redwall_hp wrote: post #173
dcbadacd wrote: post #112

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Can you please link me an ad provider that would allow me to monetize my website without including massive third-party software on my web-page?

If you're the size of Spotify, you have no business using third parties. You should have an ad sales team and be selling inventory directly. TV companies and print newspapers don't need third parties and invasive tracking to sell ads.

But what if I ain't?

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Post by zalebz »

SnowingXIV wrote: post #118

Long time premium spotify user, but it seems they are more interested in their ad-tech than anything else. They introduce 0 new features or improvements and in fact actually remove things over time. It's amazing to see a product continue to get worse. Before you could send your friends a message within Spotify to send a song for them to listen while in the application and could even carry on a discussion. It was slic…

similar for me, very long time premium subscriber and it is extremely annoying how seemingly all the "improvements" over the years have been nothing I cared about while features I actually found useful have been removed

I stay a subscriber because of (1) the size of the catalog and (2) the 'discover weekly' constantly delivers me new songs/bands that I thoroughly enjoy and would never have discovered on my own

Re: Spotify will now suspend or terminate accounts it finds are using ad blockers

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Post by dcbadacd »

mattl wrote: post #201
dcbadacd wrote: post #112

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Can you please link me an ad provider that would allow me to monetize my website without including massive third-party software on my web-page?

The Deck was one such network. https://digiday.com/media/low-tech-ad-network-deck-ad-blocki... I tried to get a similar thing started for free software and it ran for a while https://www.fsf.org/news/ad-bard

But now there isn't anything available?

Re: Spotify will now suspend or terminate accounts it finds are using ad blockers

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Post by callahad »

pwaivers wrote: post #69
messe wrote: post #52

There's thousands of free internet radio stations, most of which have none or minimal advertising. I recommend people try them out.

Any links or suggestions?

https://SomaFM.com was founded 19 years ago and is still going strong. They have a few dozen streams, most of which are electronic, but they also have quite enjoyable indie, jazz, folk, etc. options. Not to mention refreshingly unique seasonal streams around Christmastime.

I'm also partial to Minnesota Public Radio's offerings (https://www.mpr.org/): https://www.thecurrent.org/ is great for contemporary music, along with their sub-stream Rock the Cradle (https://www.thecurrent.org/rock-the-cradle) which is a solid choice if you have kids in the house.

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