What about the Brave browser[1], which works at the application level? Or Blokada[2], which works at the OS level? Or Pi-Hole[3], which works at the network level?
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
#12Earlier quoted context omitted.
Probably, since most ad blocker detection can't tell the difference, and the difference is irrelevant to an ad vendor anyways.
This is going to end badly. What if the ISP or corporate network have their own domain blacklists?
I was thinking that, as well.
Some ISPs blacklist known bad actor ad services, don't they?
Re: Spotify will now suspend or terminate accounts it finds are using ad blockers
#13They 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 legitimate need to bring in revenue from free users, but they should stick to audio, video and image ads.
Re: Spotify will now suspend or terminate accounts it finds are using ad blockers
#14Earlier quoted context omitted.
Probably, since most ad blocker detection can't tell the difference, and the difference is irrelevant to an ad vendor anyways.
This is going to end badly. What if the ISP or corporate network have their own domain blacklists?
I block advertising as a category at our corporate proxy (it saves about 20% of potential web traffic and about 85% of the vectors of infection,)!
People definitely aren’t going to be happy if they start losing their accounts for listening at work...
Re: Spotify will now suspend or terminate accounts it finds are using ad blockers
#15I pay on credit card so they can expect a chargeback if they pull this shit on me
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#16Sounds like a reasonable move.
Spotify delivers so much value that I couldn’t imagine not paying for it (or enduring ads). I listened to something like 25 straight days of music last year.
Re: Spotify will now suspend or terminate accounts it finds are using ad blockers
#17What about the Brave browser[1], which works at the application level? Or Blokada[2], which works at the OS level? Or Pi-Hole[3], which works at the network level? [1] https://brave.com [2] https://blokada.org [3] https://pi-hole.net
As someone mentioned in another comment, I don't think they will care about how the ads are being blocked. As long as you are bypassing ads, you are in breach of their TOS.
Re: Spotify will now suspend or terminate accounts it finds are using ad blockers
#18I pay on credit card so they can expect a chargeback if they pull this shit on me
I don't think it applies to paid accounts.
Re: Spotify will now suspend or terminate accounts it finds are using ad blockers
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#20Considering how services like Spotify and Apple Music incourage extra data usage, and randomally delete music as they see fit, I'm finding myself thinking more and more of these services as discovery tools (akin to radio) and less like media players (they aren't).
One day very soon I'll be playing all my music in something else entirely again. While it's impossible to brush off the value of streaming services like Spotify, it's a huge step backwards on many levels.
We must demand better.