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Spotify running ICE recruitment ads about "dangerous illegals"

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Re: Spotify running ICE recruitment ads about "dangerous illegals"

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Post by vincnetas »

resters wrote: post #3
jMyles wrote: post #2

This is one of (though not the only) reasons I'm uncomfortable having my music on Spotify. I do still publish there, but I vastly prefer my fans grab my music via IPFS or Bit Torrent. It's so bizarre that someone hovering over the "play" button on one of my songs doesn't know whether they're about to hear Harry's mandolin or an authoritarian recruiting pitch.

I cancelled over it. Not worth it to support a company that is willing to profit from ICE.

My reason why i consider canceling is that Spotify decided that it also wants to be a video platform. And now i have to enable screen time on Spotify so that my kids wont spend whole time "listening to music" but actually watching brainrot. Before there was no need for screen time limits on spotify.

Re: Spotify running ICE recruitment ads about "dangerous illegals"

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Post by gherkinnn »

MangoToupe wrote: post #8
resters wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I cancelled over it. Not worth it to support a company that is willing to profit from ICE.

If you think apple won't bend over for ICE you're crazy

They have in the app store, so yes. And yet, I can't boycott everything at once. Facebook and Spotify are a good place to start, there are plenty of alternatives and plenty of alternative reasons to cancel your subscription.

Re: Spotify running ICE recruitment ads about "dangerous illegals"

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Post by insane_dreamer »

jMyles wrote: post #2

This is one of (though not the only) reasons I'm uncomfortable having my music on Spotify. I do still publish there, but I vastly prefer my fans grab my music via IPFS or Bit Torrent. It's so bizarre that someone hovering over the "play" button on one of my songs doesn't know whether they're about to hear Harry's mandolin or an authoritarian recruiting pitch.

What about Bandcamp?

Re: Spotify running ICE recruitment ads about "dangerous illegals"

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Post by MangoToupe »

gherkinnn wrote: post #14
MangoToupe wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you think apple won't bend over for ICE you're crazy

They have in the app store, so yes. And yet, I can't boycott everything at once. Facebook and Spotify are a good place to start, there are plenty of alternatives and plenty of alternative reasons to cancel your subscription.

Short of moving out of the country or certain acts that aren't legal to advocate for in this country, who cares what you do

Re: Spotify running ICE recruitment ads about "dangerous illegals"

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Post by pploug »

From article: ads are also running on: HBO Max, X, YouTube, Amazon Prime Video, LinkedIn and Meta, as well as cable television channels.

And what choice do these platforms really have? They either run ice ads, or risk getting on the bad side on the administration.

Re: Spotify running ICE recruitment ads about "dangerous illegals"

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Post by wilt6269 »

MangoToupe wrote: post #5

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Wow, that jump to Israel was acrobatic. One moment we’re talking ICE ads, the next you’ve built a geopolitical mood board with a side of despair. For what it’s worth, Israel hit Hamas infrastructure after Hamas broke the ceasefire - not exactly random fireworks. But I get it, outrage is the new sourdough starter. everyone’s feeding theirs daily. Maybe take a breath before you decide Spotify is somehow responsible for the fall of civilization.
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