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Since the free plan includes music, they obviously aren't paying to get it.

• delecti 8y ago
  Dealing with ads is payment.
  • anoncake 8y ago
    No, payment is giving money to something. Spotify itself says the ad-infested plan is free.
    • delecti 8y ago
      Payment is the exchange of value. Your attention for their product.
      • anoncake 8y ago
        Emotionally manipulating people for profit, harming them not just by annoying them but also by impairing their ability to make rational decisions, is always wrong. And that's what advertising is. If you sell yourself into slavery, you don't become a slave. If you use a product "in exchange for ads", you don't lose your right to protect yourself from them.