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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
I have Spotify premium (the one single subscription habit I allow myself) and haven’t heard an ad for years. But that is for music.
They are talking about when Spotify is used for podcasts and long form content, where creators often insert sponsored sections by themselves.
Replying to @empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com
I mean they already have a 5 second skip button. I just hit it a few times and podcaster ad is over.
Replying to @empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com
I cancelled because Spotify was injecting their own ads in my podcasts. Like clearly injected ads and not the podcasters’ embedded ones. Not sure if they are still doing it but that was the last straw for me as a long time premium member.
Replying to @empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Out of all the subscriptions
you picked the one
which makes one person richer on basis of other peoples media.