Why Spotify has no button to filter out AI music

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Post by dijksterhuis » Tue, Apr 28, 2026, 3:19 AM UTC

Re: Why Spotify has no button to filter out AI music

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Post by BrenBarn » Tue, Apr 28, 2026, 3:52 AM UTC

Spoiler: they want as much money as possible.

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Post by dotcoma » Tue, Apr 28, 2026, 4:03 AM UTC

For the same reason Facebook, Instagram etc accept AI-generated videos. All they care about is how much time you waste on their platform.

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Post by pinewurst » Tue, Apr 28, 2026, 4:10 AM UTC

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Post by ggoo » Tue, Apr 28, 2026, 6:25 AM UTC

If a headline asks why, then the answer is money.

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Post by immanuwell » Tue, Apr 28, 2026, 6:52 AM UTC

because that's bad for the algorithmic slop pipeline that costs them way less than paying real artists

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Post by stuaxo » Tue, Apr 28, 2026, 8:37 AM UTC

Spotify is a bad actor in many ways, use other services for music.

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Post by kotaKat » Tue, Apr 28, 2026, 11:48 AM UTC

... because they're doing everything in their power to ensure that they can keep from paying out royalties to "real" artists?

They just launched a damn "fitness" hub. We've gone from music to podcasts to audiobooks to fitness? What's next, buying Medium or Substack?