Open post hazelnoot @hazelnoot@void.lgbt · 10mo ago Replying to @mawr@plush.city <p>Why? They:</p><p>• Don't pay musicians<br /><a href="https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/confirmed-next-year-tracks-on-spotify-1000-plays/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">musicbusinessworldwide.com/con</span><span class="invisible">firmed-next-year-tracks-on-spotify-1000-plays/</span></a> </p><p>• Fund right wing extremist podcasters<br /><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/28/spotify-paid-100m-to-podcasts-including-joe-rogan-alex-cooper.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnbc.com/2025/04/28/spotify-pa</span><span class="invisible">id-100m-to-podcasts-including-joe-rogan-alex-cooper.html</span></a></p><p>• Harvest gobs of your data<br /><a href="https://bigthink.com/the-present/is-spotify-spying-on-you/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bigthink.com/the-present/is-sp</span><span class="invisible">otify-spying-on-you/</span></a></p><p>• Fund war crimes in Europe<br /><a href="https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2025-07-31/spotifys-ceo-owns-an-ai-weapons-company-some-musicians-say-its-time-to-leave" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">latimes.com/entertainment-arts</span><span class="invisible">/music/story/2025-07-31/spotifys-ceo-owns-an-ai-weapons-company-some-musicians-say-its-time-to-leave</span></a></p><p>• Subject you to racist ICE ads!<br /><a href="https://www.nme.com/news/music/spotify-says-ice-ads-about-dangerous-illegals-dont-violate-advertising-policy-3900838" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nme.com/news/music/spotify-say</span><span class="invisible">s-ice-ads-about-dangerous-illegals-dont-violate-advertising-policy-3900838</span></a></p><p>• Steer listeners to nonexistent AI artists.<br /><a href="https://www.aimusicpreneur.com/ai-music-news/the-velvet-sundown-ai-artist-spotify/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aimusicpreneur.com/ai-music-ne</span><span class="invisible">ws/the-velvet-sundown-ai-artist-spotify/</span></a></p><p>Using Spotify is morally bankrupt at this point.</p><p><a href="https://plush.city/tags/SpotifyWrapped" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SpotifyWrapped</span></a> <a href="https://plush.city/tags/Spotify" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Spotify</span></a></p> @mawr@plush.city is there any competitor in the “pay a flat-rate subscription and listen to basically any song ever published” space? That’s the only thing holding me back from a complete switch tbh
Open post hazelnoot @hazelnoot@void.lgbt · 2mo ago Replying to @puppygirlhornypost2@transfem.social sequel or S Q L @puppygirlhornypost2@transfem.social sqeal