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I opened Spotify this morning to be greeted by a modal popup with a "sponsored recommendation".

Why am I seeing ads if I'm already paying for the premium plan!? ๐Ÿ˜‘

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[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Tbh the times that these come up it's usually music that is right in my wheelhouse. I've found lots of new music through the recommendations of Spotify.

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They specify and free music, and fail to mention ads in podcasts

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[โ€“] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Use vanced Spotify and don't pay them at all. I don't use it cause I prefer to have my flac files stored locally and discovering new songs is stupid on Spotify (mostly mainstream bullshit) but for someone used to using Spotify it's a good choice.

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[โ€“] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I understand some people against this, but it's the same as Netflix recommending a show or your cinema showing you other rmpvies to watch. Yeah it could be seen as an ad but it can help you find new content or enjoy other stuff we are not talking about an ad about something completely unrelated like a new toothpaste ...

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[โ€“] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I use Google Play Music and it's been pretty good. Haven't noticed any shenanigans, no ads or anything of the sort.

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[โ€“] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That's annoying. But I think there's a misconception of "if you pay for something it must be ad free." There's goals to get to X revenue. It's totally reasonable to have that way to get to X to be a blend of subscription fees and some forms of promotional content. Also, I am curious if the record labels have any agreements in place that require Spotify to do occasional promotions to both premium and non premium users in order for the service to have access to their music. I'd be curious to see what the "why am I seeing this?" link says.

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