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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 jMyles »

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.

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

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Post by resters »

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.

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

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Post by anigbrowl »

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.

There's already an artist-led movement to boycott Spotify, if you were looking for motivation to move your stuff to a competitor like Bandcamp or Tidal. This article is not about the ICE advertisements.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/12/spotify-b...

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

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Post by MangoToupe »

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.

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

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

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Post by acosmism »

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.

ditto. my friends can't even play my song even if i sent a link to my profile

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

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Post by krembo »

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.

You could say the same about DEA, in anarchy each sets its own line for what's good or bad, legal or not.
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