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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 cheeze »

driverdan wrote: post #249
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…

> I'm not really comfortable with Trojan advertisements while I'm sitting in the office plugging away Why not? I don't understand the problem with a condom ad.

Because sex at work is taboo.

Some work places are far too serious.

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

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Post by devy »

cletus wrote: post #255

Good. Spotify has a pretty cheap paid option that removes all of that. To those who justify wanting the paid service for nothing by saying Spotify won't "take responsibility" or "assume liability" for their ads or those ads "might deliver malware" or are "intrusive" as a weak rationalization, you present a false dichotomy. There are at least three options: 1. Pay for the service 2. Suffer through the ads 3. Don't use…

I am on a paid account and I use ad blockers religiously. Will Spotify still terminate my account?!

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

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Post by swift532 »

SmellyGeekBoy wrote: post #147
SirensOfTitan wrote: post #16

Sounds 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.

I can't believe I had to scroll down this far to find someone talking any sense. Is it really the case that most of HN are listening to Spotify all day every day and blocking the ads? Why not just pay for it!?

Personally, I am not paying for it because it's not officially available in my country for whatever reason. I realize there's rights issues etc., but if someone won't take my money, I feel no guilt whatsoever doing whatever I want with their product.

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

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Post by skiw »

moate wrote: post #41
ox_cable wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

While I'm sure I'm in the minority, I absolutely do have the birthright to control what content appears on my device. If they want to prevent ads from being blocked, blocking me from using their service is 100% fine by me.

But that's not the same. You have the right to control your content, but that's not what's happening here. Presumably in this example you want to use Spotify (otherwise the whole conversation is moot) but they don't want to you circumvent how their service works. You're not the one controlling this situation, Spotify is. Your statement sounds very akin to "fine, kick me out of this party I was clearly enjoying, I don…

> I think you really just don't care that much about using spotify

I think anybody that can say they "care a lot" about using Spotify pays for a subscription.

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Post by hiccuphippo »

School-Cotton wrote: post #152
sinstein wrote: post #67

I basically see two schools of thought in the discussion: 1. People that believe ads are strictly a source of revenue. If you don't like them but want to use the service, pay for the service 2. People who believe that ads are more than a banner on the page, its permission for ad networks and services to run potentially malicious content on their computer

Even if 2 is true, how does that change the point? "Either pay us for our content, or let our ad networks run whatever they want on your browser" sounds perfectly reasonable to me. Would you thing it was more ethical if Spotify just got rid of the free option completely?

What if Spotify ran the ads from their own servers as to not give advertisers free reign on your data?

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Post by kylehotchkiss »

I still miss Rdio :( Apple Music's playlists are great though! But iTunes is such a hot mess. I love how if you double click a song name in the right place, it gives you an interface to change the name of the song, album and artist.

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

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Post by DangerousPie »

devy wrote: post #262
cletus wrote: post #255

Good. Spotify has a pretty cheap paid option that removes all of that. To those who justify wanting the paid service for nothing by saying Spotify won't "take responsibility" or "assume liability" for their ads or those ads "might deliver malware" or are "intrusive" as a weak rationalization, you present a false dichotomy. There are at least three options: 1. Pay for the service 2. Suffer through the ads 3. Don't use…

I am on a paid account and I use ad blockers religiously. Will Spotify still terminate my account?!

I'm in the same boat as you and I very much doubt it.

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Post by thisisweirdok »

devy wrote: post #262
cletus wrote: post #255

Good. Spotify has a pretty cheap paid option that removes all of that. To those who justify wanting the paid service for nothing by saying Spotify won't "take responsibility" or "assume liability" for their ads or those ads "might deliver malware" or are "intrusive" as a weak rationalization, you present a false dichotomy. There are at least three options: 1. Pay for the service 2. Suffer through the ads 3. Don't use…

I am on a paid account and I use ad blockers religiously. Will Spotify still terminate my account?!

No because you're paying them more than ads generate

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

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Post by josteink »

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…

> People are using ad blockers not just to hide annoyances and to improve performance, but to protect themselves from bad actors.

We are talking about people who use ad-blockers to get a “premium” experience while using free, unpaid accounts.

Basically leeches undermining everyone else.

I see no issue with Spotify terminating these accounts. Even as someone using an ad-blocker. Because I pay for the freaking service I use.

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Post by ijpoijpoihpiuoh »

devy wrote: post #262
cletus wrote: post #255

Good. Spotify has a pretty cheap paid option that removes all of that. To those who justify wanting the paid service for nothing by saying Spotify won't "take responsibility" or "assume liability" for their ads or those ads "might deliver malware" or are "intrusive" as a weak rationalization, you present a false dichotomy. There are at least three options: 1. Pay for the service 2. Suffer through the ads 3. Don't use…

I am on a paid account and I use ad blockers religiously. Will Spotify still terminate my account?!

Probably not?!
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