There are plenty of controversies surrounding Spotify, but what really made me cancel my subscription was the fact that they ran recruitment ads for ICE. Boycott Spotify!
I was already.
Why would I use any optional platform with ads? I’d rather go without music than hear ads.
i’ve been boycotting them since 2022. have a separate hard drive just for my mp320/FLAC collection now.
Come on, all 500 of us.
Oh sorry, this post is over 4 hrs old.
Nevermind.
Already stopped using for platforming and paying millions to Joe Rogan
This was my breaking point.
Lolz. Imagine paying for this dogshit to begin with.
I switched to youtube music (paid a 5er for a service to transfer playlists) its absolutely dogshit but it comes with youtube premium so it’ll do
I still have a mp3 collection and a mp3 player. It’s still pretty awesome.
Ah man, takes me back. But after losing mine a few times I’m happy with a cheap service.
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Sorry, but there’s just no way I can boycott Spotify over this…
Because I’ve already been boycotting them since 2019 for not paying artists enough.
Lost me in the first part. Gained me back in the second!
Boycott? Never used them in the first place.
You’re doing your part!
There are FOSS alternatives.
I made a video about it.
do not now, nor ever have
I stopped using spoofy 2 years ago I think? I’ve migrated back to direct downloading all my music. It’s so fun building my library, and I get to properly support my favorite artists too!
And local libraries!!!
I threw Spotify away when they wouldn’t stop platforming Nazis.
they need a “not happening”/“the damage has been done” option for how likely to subscribe again
Got it. I’ll continue to not use Spotify.
I disliked the company before it was cool
This happened quite some time ago.
AudiCable gives you the ability to download your Spotify library to your storage outside of the Spotify app. This will violate their ToS and they’ll lock you out of your account until you contact support and tell them you won’t do it again. I haven’t tried this (yet) but I suspect you can download your Spotify library inside the app, turn off your internet, run AudiCable and transfer your library, then uninstall Spotify and they’ll presumably never know.
… in Minecraft.
Qobuz is a outstanding music streaming service. If you’re into EDM then check out Beatport.
I didn’t think Qobuz was great. Their algorithm needs work. I’ve had much better luck with Tidal. Qobuz gives slightly more money to the artists, but they’re both better at that than Spotify.
I agree on the Qobuz algorithm. The sound quality is top-tier, though I suppose you could say the same about Tidal.
I used Sunnify for Linux to convert my downloaded Spotify songs to mp3. Now I have all of my songs locally. Then I deleted my account.
