Joel Michael
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Esther Payne :bisexual_flag:
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I have stopped my Spotify subscription this year since they invested in AI military tech.
I dont want my music to fund war.
So yeah, my #SpotifyWrapped is probably zero.
(I know Apple and Google are despicable companies too but they’re my alternative for now)
STOP OCCUPATION 🍉 S. Costa
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It's this time of the year again!
https://www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/spotify-whacked/
> Between paying artists virtually nothing, pushing AI-generated slop, running ICE recruitment ads, a payola lawsuit, and its former CEO Daniel Ek using the company’s profits to invest in AI military drones, Spotify’s 2025 vibe is more like steaming garbage than streaming giant.
It's this time of the year again!
https://www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/spotify-whacked/
> Between paying artists virtually nothing, pushing AI-generated slop, running ICE recruitment ads, a payola lawsuit, and its former CEO Daniel Ek using the company’s profits to invest in AI military drones, Spotify’s 2025 vibe is more like steaming garbage than streaming giant.
#SpotifyWrapped works because it nails the balance between competing needs: the desire to belong and the desire to stand out, according to a consumer behavior researcher.
So what’s on your list? And will you brag, hide or laugh at what it says about you? https://theconversation.com/the-marketing-genius-of-spotify-wrapped-270135
@TheConversationUS
https://plush.city/users/mawr/statuses/115657262361705047
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Using Spotify is morally bankrupt at this point.
Why? They:
• Don't pay musicians
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/confirmed-next-year-tracks-on-spotify-1000-plays/
• Fund right wing extremist podcasters
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/28/spotify-paid-100m-to-podcasts-including-joe-rogan-alex-cooper.html
• Harvest gobs of your data
https://bigthink.com/the-present/is-spotify-spying-on-you/
• Fund war crimes in Europe
https://spotlight.ebu.ch/p/behind-the-spotify-boycott-daniel
• Subject you to racist ICE ads!
https://www.nme.com/news/music/spotify-says-ice-ads-about-dangerous-illegals-dont-violate-advertising-policy-3900838
• Steer listeners to nonexistent AI artists.
https://www.aimusicpreneur.com/ai-music-news/the-velvet-sundown-ai-artist-spotify/
You can create these cool images from your Listenbrainz activity - anytime - not just end of year.
I have stopped my Spotify subscription this year since they invested in AI military tech.
I dont want my music to fund war.
So yeah, my #SpotifyWrapped is probably zero.
(I know Apple and Google are despicable companies too but they’re my alternative for now)