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Off-topic but still makes me sad: Spotify removed all episodes of Joe Rogan for me by removing podcasts feature from Ukrainian (and not only) users. I’m a paid
by k_bx 6y ago
Off-topic but still makes me sad: Spotify removed all episodes of Joe Rogan for me by removing podcasts feature from Ukrainian (and not only) users. I’m a paid user btw. Worst part is that since JRE is free for such large part of internet users, it’s impossible to find on torrents unless it’s Elon Musk or similar. Sigh.
- tartoran 6y agoCan you find it on Youtube?
- k_bx 6y agoNo, only short clips are uploaded there now.
- sn_master 6y agoHe stopped uploading full episodes since beginning of this year. Only select clips get uploaded now. Good amount of comments is about lack of comments in Spotify. A lot of us come to a video mostly to interact with the comments, as we already are familiar with the content. Different channels have entirely different comments. e.g. same piece on CNN will have VERY different view points vs the same video posted on Fox News. Channels like Joe Rogan are good in that you can find a more balanced comment section with both opposing viewpoints being respected or disrespected, more or less equally.
- weaksauce 6y agoyou can't use a vpn?
- k_bx 6y agoI tried, but it just thinks I'm travelling. To get podcasts, you need a US credit card.
- sn_master 6y agoThis is one reason I hope BitCoin gets more adoption.
- k_bx 6y agoI would rather move towards less discrimination based on person's nationality not because it’s impossible but because it’s not great morally.
- sn_master 6y agoIsn't most of the discrimination a result of advertising deals with content owners? How can that be fixed? I don't think the discrimination is related to racism in any way.
- k_bx 6y agoI don’t think it has anything to do with racism, even more, I suspect it has more to do with the product (not launching podcasts in Ukraine till they have moderation, experience curation and such) than business. The answer is simple: think a bit more about modern world, which is more globalised than one thinks and the trend is to only globalise further. YouTube didn’t have any problem letting me watch JRE, so at least in that respect I’m sure the solution is possible.
- abandonliberty 6y agoHey, I hope you're doing okay in Ukraine! Usually it's business - not discrimination. Content is licensed by country, so the content owners (at least think) they can get more value elsewhere. In a way we should welcome this. We don't really want spotify to determine what content to distribute globally. Global platforms like Steam are aggressively discounted for Ukraine, so unfortunately Ukrainian audience members * Ukrainian market value is probably just not high enough.
- k_bx 6y ago
- layoutIfNeeded 6y agohttps://pastebin.com/s9JupqqD https://pastebin.com/s9JupqqD
- mindslight 6y agoThis. This is the answer. Political whining is mainly due to the disempowerment of users in favor of these centralized gatekeepers. Being able to just act is the antidote.
- k_bx 6y agoThank you! Appreciated EDIT: Nope, this only has up to #1476, while YouTube hosts up to #1558 and Spotify goes beyond that.
- akvadrako 6y agoI do wish there was a torrent tracker for podcasts.