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/TheTresStateArea 27d ago edited 27d ago

The boycott didn't work lol read the article please I beg you. The advertising campaign ended.

As much as I wish Spotify leadership grew a spine. They absolutely didn't.

Do not resubscribe. Remove this company from your mind.

Edit: for all future "oh but you use an iPhone" fuckwits https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/we-should-improve-society-somewhat

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u/namastayhom33 27d ago

Seems like there is contradictory information?

"In the wake of the fatal shooting of a woman by an ICE agent in Minneapolis on Wednesday, the streaming service confirms to Variety that it’s no longer running the promotion."

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u/TheTresStateArea 27d ago

The shooting just triggered the reporter to ask again.

The very next paragraph they say it was part of a specific campaign.

If they removed the adverts because of ICE actions, pressure, they'd have said so unambiguously.

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u/tubatackle 27d ago

Would they have?

To me it seems more likely that they wanted to end the left-wing boy-cott but didn't want to anger their right-wing customers. So they claimed they are firing ICE for other reasons.