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Spotify threatens industry with ad-skipping tool: "Skip Ahead" is available for Premium users in selected markets, and enables them to skip entire ad breaks, intros, sponsorship messages.
podnews.net/article/spotify-threat-ad-skipping
PodnewsSpotify threatens industry with ad-skipping toolThe tool encourages listeners to skip the ads, and even mentions of premium subscriptions
Replying to @eicker@lemmy.world
Wait - they pay . . . for “Premium” . . . and still have fucking ads?
lol
Replying to @homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world
They’re talking about the ads in podcasts put there by the podcasters. Not ads put there by Spotify.
Which are always less obnoxious, or obnoxious in the house style.
Replying to @PRIMEcavitationfetishist@quokk.au
“obnoxious in the house style” is hilarious to me, but I know exactly what you’re talking about.