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Fucking propaganda as if it was pre WW2 again…
Fine, I'll be that guy - if you're not already boycotting Spotify for half-a-dozen other reasons, you're probably not going to for this.
You never know what the final straw will be for any given individual
Welcome warmly anyone who joins the fold -- no chastisement, only positive feedback for a positive step.
Exactly. Better late than scared back to the other side...
Agreed, no chastisement here, just pointing out that it's a bit 'preaching to the converted'. Though as someone in this thread considered it a final straw, clearly it was of some use.
It is for me. I’m glad I ran across this article.
I boycott nearly everything else already. I’ve kept Spotify as a little treat even though I’m not a fan of their business practices. But this is it for me. It will be a tough adjustment, but I can’t support companies who support fascism.
Its a line that's crossed. Podcasts and what not aren't government. I'm generally ok with the idea that individuals spewing shit from their mouths is one thing.
Taking money from the regime in exchange for helping the regime to clamp down on human rights? That's crossed a line. Disney learned the hard way and now Spotify will too.
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I was subscribed just so my Music Assistant could have my playlists and my kids liked the ease. I've exported those lists and just canceled.
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I’ve been wanting to for a few years now as the service gets worse (where is my playlist radio?) but have been complacent. This is the last thing to push me over my limit. I’ll be transferring my decade-worth of playlists this weekend.
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I thought people were already boycotting Spotify?
Man, y'all are weak-willed.
The reasons to cancel your spotify subscription won't stop coming.
PSA: It's not just Spotify.
"But the recruitment ads have been running on more than one music or streaming platform, with fans flagging concerns with the ads on Hulu, Max, YouTube, and Pandora, over the past six months. "
"In August, DHS confirmed to The Independent that it would be running advertisements on YouTube, Max, Amazon Prime Video, X, LinkedIn, and other internet platforms. "
"Similarly, Spanish-language channels such as Univision and Telemundo have also run ads featuring Kristi Noem urging “illegal aliens” not to come into the country. “Join the mission to protect America with bonuses up to $50,000 and generous benefits. Apply now join.ice.gov and fulfill your mission,” says one ad."
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It's hard to find an ethical player in the media space, especially the streaming space. It's hard to even agree on what that would look like and how it would work.
Having said that, it's clear that Spotify isn't it. From the first time the client paused an ad when I muted my laptop volume I knew the enshittification was coming. I've been Spotify free for a few years now, but decline to recommend my current solution because it's not much better. When I have time again, I'll be sorting my local music library and physical media.
ICE ads would have sent me over the top. That would be a FAST cancel from me.
It's hard to find an ethical player in capitalism.
I've not used Spotify since they provided Rogan with a platform, ICE ads was the next logical step for that fascist friendly platform.
Well fuck. Spotify is going to be the most difficult to let go but there seems to be every reason.
Its such a convenient platform, but such a terrible business. They seem to believe they're untouchable.
I hear Tidal is nice.
Tidal is excellent. Spotify only recently allowed lossless streaming, which tidal has been doing for a long time. There are apps you pay like $5 to and transfer your entire library. Which I cancelled same day. After it gets to know your music preferences, the recommendations are daily playlists instead of weekly, and in my opinion they’re much better.
Not to mention they pay the artists the most out of all streamers, which is why I initially changed.
Been self-hosting for months. Rebuilding my music collection has been an ardous but invigorating experience. I have been listening much more music than ever before with Spotify, with a way better user experience. Turns out I missed music.
What's your tech stack look like for this? I've seen some guides on Lemmy here already for it. Always curious to see what other people come up with.
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I moved to Tidal, and out of 10,000 tracks, I lost ~30 of them.
Other than missing the "Magic shuffle" which helps me discover new stuff, its a good enough streaming platform.
I switched to Qobuz about six months ago after also trialling Deezer, Tidal, Apple Music and YT Music. Highly recommended. Their curated playlists are excellent and I can't believe what a different the higher quality and lossles bitrates makes. They pay artists way more than the other platforms though, remarkably, they're the only (major) platform to actually publish per-stream figures, even if they're only averages. Based in France if that matters to you. They only offer paid plans but do have free trials and provide users with a code for a third-party migration service to bring your playlists over.
I quit Spotify the first time they refused to deplatform fascists.
Same. Cancelled since the gave Joe Roegen a platform for his fascist propaganda.
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YouTube (Google from Google music) showed the same ads, too
Fuck! Now I have to cancel my subscription! This sucks I guess time to set up music on my media server
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Okay, post your selfhosted and open-source/non-corporate alternatives here!
I have personal experience with FunkWhale . You upload music and it lets you stream or download. Simple, functional, nice. But missing fun features out of the box like sharing, scrobbling, and recommendations.
I've heard good things about Navidrome and Airsonic.
Considering setting up Jellyfin.
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I only use Spotify to get song/album URLs (web client search w/o login), which I then pass to spotdl to download them off YouTube. Now I have all the music I could ever want, offline and without ads.
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Self hosted media server. I don't get quite as much content but I still have thousands of hours of content ... Back to the olden days!
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Why would you uninstall the app? Cancel your subscription and use Xmanager to get their premium for free. There, that way, you don't support them with anything and still enjoy the service. 😄
When I checked that a few weeks ago it was patched and not working, was I mistaken or did it get updated?
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I've been buying drm free music (mostly from Bandcamp) for years. No regrets.
Are these the same users that that vowed to boycott Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Substack? Or are these the same users that vowed to boycott when Spotify started banking Joe Rogan and other rightwingers?
I've stopped using all of the above years ago, I'm no hypocrite, but I also know the number of people who will drop Spotify over this are a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of its massive user base. Nothing will ever change when it comes to big social media/tech companies like this because too many people don't actually care.
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Just canceled and deleted my account. Swore I'd never do that, years ago.
If you’re not gonna start your own media server or don’t know how, tidal is the way to go
They're supporting Nazis, but at least they're also putting up prices.
The tough part is that my parents are on my Spotify family plan and not tech savvy at all to use anything that I would self host. I know I can patch Spotify app and self host content on my PC but there's no way they could troubleshoot anything if something broke. For them Spotify works and me not using my own Spotify account isn't going to accomplish anything even if I disagree with the companies decisions. I like Spotify and would like to keep using it because I have found lots of new music through it but it's a tough spot. Companies take advantage of users that don't know how to do anything else.
Why can't you & your parents live without Spotify? I've lived without it my entire life and I promise you nothing's lacking. Is your idle comfort & convenience more important than doing your part to STOP OUR CURRENT HITLER??
Happy to say that I've never used Spotify outside of closing the tab when I accidentally click a link that sends me there.
Throwing this out there for people like me who thought it would be a hastle to migrate ~5000 songs and playlists. I recently swapped to Tidal. They are the same price, but you can get the first two months for $2, and there is a music/album/playlist transfer service for an additional $2. It also grabs public playlists you follow, but didn't create. I was able to convert everything and cancel spotify in about 20 minutes. Plus it saves me ~$25 by not paying for the next two months. Haven't had any issues with it so far.
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A couple months ago I was listening to sound cloud ads and Krusty noems voice came on saying how she will find you, there's no hiding, turn yourself in now for a better deal. I'm paraphrasing I hope someone has it recorded. That shit was scary, everybody should be thinking about home defense.
Already done.
Jokes on you I never used Spotify.
For real though, the only thing I use Spotify for is uploading my own music. The only reason I don't remove it is because I only get like 5 listens a month and they all come from my mom. She already got upset that I deleted it off soundcloud earlier this year and I really don't wanna bum her out. Now, if I was actually good at making music and was actually making money I'd remove that shit today and go to Bandcamp.
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