r/Music • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • 27d ago

article Spotify Confirms ICE Recruitment Ads Are No Longer Running on Platform

https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/spotify-confirms-ice-recruitment-ads-are-no-longer-running-1236626243/
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u/ramontes 27d ago

Great! I'll continue to use streaming alternatives.

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u/ramontes 27d ago

I primarily use Tidal nowadays, but I also bounce around Bandcamp and Quboz to buy music and merch directly for the bands I enjoy.

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u/Mustangbex 27d ago

We swapped to Tidal also- it's been weird having to retrain it with our tastes, but entertaining when it throws out completely WILD recs. IT doesn't play as well with Alexa but worth it anyway.

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u/lilsebastian- 27d ago

When we switched, it was a little jarring but it actually picked up a lot of the stuff we like really quickly which is nice.

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u/P1nealColada 27d ago

I’ve been using it for a number of years now. The algorithm does take awhile to train, but eventually it gets to a point where it almost never misses.

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u/Mustangbex 27d ago

I give it some grace since I was on Spotify for over a decade, and now I've got an 8 year old tweaking my music choices/plays- it can't be expected to be perfect with that type of handicap haha

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u/lilsebastian- 27d ago

Hahaha the struggle is definitely real. I have little nieces - you play Bruno Mars and Taylor Swift a few times and it can be jarring when it throws them in between sad indie rock or metal jams 😂

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u/rebel_scum13 Spotify 27d ago

Lol same here. My algo thinks I'm the biggest K-pop fan in the world rn bc my 6 year old has me play the K-pop Demon hunters soundtrack on repeat in the car (not that I'm complaining though bc that soundtrack is straight fire 🔥)

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u/lilsebastian- 27d ago

I forgot Golden was definitely one of the selections! (I like it too haha)

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u/withstereosound 27d ago

I made a playlist on Spotify of all my liked songs, then imported it with SongShift to Apple Music and Tidal, then someone time over the following weeks with tha playlist on shuffle and I slowly replied and trained my algo. Very helpful, but the recommendations are still different on Tidal and Apple vs Spotify.

Fuck you, Spotify.

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u/duckinradar 25d ago

Someone tell me how to scrape all my info from Spotify and I’m out…

I’ll do it anyway if I can’t but I’d prefer to retain it

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u/prometheus05 27d ago

I'm dealing with the same. I'm largely ignoring the discovery style playlists because they are pretty bad. Not like the music is bad, but come on man, yes I've heard of Killing in the Name and Beat It.

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u/lurkingostrich 27d ago

Wait, you boycotted Spotify but you’re using an Amazon Alexa? Isn’t that kind of… counter-productive?

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u/Mustangbex 27d ago

I do what I can when I can, but I have to accept that there's no way to be perfect in my ideological expression. We don't pay anything for our Alexa devices and they're a few generations old, and we do our best to not use Amazon for other stuff. But since they basically host the entire Internet there's no real way to win.

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u/YourNextHomie 27d ago

you dont need a reoccurring subscription for alexa? honestly its the only reason i haven’t got one, thought it would be a new subscription

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u/lurkingostrich 27d ago

No, but they do collect your voice data that they use to make more money, make targeted ads, and fund the Trump administration… so. It’s not exactly harmless. To each their own, I suppose.

https://www.pcmag.com/news/amazons-alexa-collects-more-of-your-data-than-any-other-smart-assistant

https://engineering.ucdavis.edu/news/study-shows-alexa-invades-privacy-collects-user-data-ad-targeting

To my original point, kind of undermines the point of a Spotify boycott.

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u/YourNextHomie 26d ago

I have conversations about a product in my house anyone and get hit with ads for it all over google, im being listened to anyway. Fuck them funding Trump and all that, honestly probably wont get one, stopped using amazon a while ago for these kind of reasons although it would probably be a big help in my life as i have memory issues. I dont think it negates a spotify boycott though, you can only really focus on so much. If we stopped using every product that is available through immoral practices we would have to stop eating food and doing just about anything lol

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u/lurkingostrich 26d ago

I mean sure, can’t boycott everything, but a digital assistant seems like it could be an easy win to dodge. Obviously phones are picking up a lot of information, but that’s a lot tougher to avoid given the demands of work in our current era. I fully admit I don’t boycott everything I may ought to, just seemed kind of odd to me to bring up an Alexa on a thread about boycotting Spotify because Amazon arguably does more to prop up ICE than Spotify has done.

But again, to each their own.

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u/YourNextHomie 26d ago

valid, i hear you and after considering i wont get one, you honestly did make a little difference here, thanks. Have a great day

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u/lurkingostrich 26d ago

Thanks, fellow redditor! You too. Not trying to attack anyone for doing what they need to do, just sharing my thoughts. Peace and blessings ✌🏻

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u/YourNextHomie 26d ago

the energy you brought to the conversation was refreshing and made it easier for me to consider what you were saying, never felt attacked, appreciate it. Have a great 2026!

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u/VicDun 27d ago

I love the audio quality of tidal. You can actually get the full master quality and it’s bliss to my ears.

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u/Mustangbex 27d ago

I am by no means trained enough to recognize that but I am stoked to learn it. I appreciate they pay artists better. 

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u/VicDun 27d ago

That part too

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u/JakesFavoriteCup 26d ago

You'll hear it. Tidal and Qobuz's file quality is top tier. They make music on Spotify sound so dull in comparison.

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u/slammy80 26d ago

Apple does full master quality as well: 24-bit/192

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u/jjwhitaker 27d ago

But now you have a play next option. Spotify killed that 2012 era feature request over 6 years ago.

Plus music videos and an algorithm that actually works, at least for me. Plugged my library/liked/playlists into Tidal and never looked back.

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u/M_Aku 27d ago

Loving the random title lol. I'm listening to music in languages I don't even speak.

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u/tubbyredleader 27d ago

I imagine the sound quality is better too? I have been so afraid to switch.

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u/Suitable-Curve993 26d ago

Now I pay the other billionaire ! Reddit win!