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Spotify doesn't add ads to music if you pay for it. I don't know about podcasts. If it was a viable business strategy for them to be paid-only, I think they wo

Spotify doesn't add ads to music if you pay for it. I don't know about podcasts. If it was a viable business strategy for them to be paid-only, I think they would have done it, I'm pretty sure they make much more profit on paying customers than free ad-supported ones.

css 6y ago
Again, ads are not the issue. The freedom to listen without being spied on is.
- TylerE 6y ago
  You really think your http requests aren't being "spied on"? Especially since virtually every podcast is served via a CDN.
  - type0 6y ago
    You really think your phone conversations aren't being "spied on"? Especially since virtually every phonecall is set up via SS7.
    - TylerE 6y ago
      No, I'm not a conspiracy freak with a persecution complex.
  - Marsymars 6y ago
    I download podcasts in bulk by downloading every available episode, and then listening in the offline audio player of my choice. I repeat every year or three when I catch up on a particular podcast. I'm unwilling to give any further information about myself to podcast publishers.