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> Whom does Spotify try to aquisice here? YouTube always claims they're demonetizing videos for their advertisers. i.e companies threatening to either boycott

> Whom does Spotify try to aquisice here? YouTube always claims they're demonetizing videos for their advertisers. i.e companies threatening to either boycott advertising on the platform entirely, or ones who don't their products appear in videos with certain content. Maybe Spotify is doing it for the same reason?

luckylion 6y ago
According to this [1] Spotify makes 91% of their revenue and nearly 100% of their profits based on premium membership, not ads. I find it unlikely that they're messing with their users' interests to make advertisers happy that make up a rounding error in the profits. [1] https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/120314/spotify-makes-internet-music-make-money.asp https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/120314/spoti...
- sn_master 6y ago
  Interesting. Then perhaps its higher ups in Spotify who might be afraid of getting accused of hosting content that isn't in favor with the MSM and ruling regime in the US?
- alkonaut 6y ago
  I (N=1) would seriously consider cancelling my Spotify subscription if Spotify kept pushing Alex Jones. It's not that far fetched.
  - sn_master 6y ago
    What do you mean by "pushing"? Recommending him in your home page, with no option to disable the said recommendations? Or just hosting him at all on their platform? Do you have the same opinion about YouTube, which has every political spectrum and its polar opposite on the same platform?
    - alkonaut 5y ago
      I mean “sponsoring” or “enabling” to a level beyond just existing in their catalog does. I think it’s great that YouTube, Facebook, Twitter etc also ban Alex Jones yes. I see the risk of tech platforms acting as giant censors to be the smaller problem here.
xsmasher 6y ago
The threat of being dropped from the iOS app store for having offensive content would certainly motivate them.
- sn_master 6y ago
  How's that different from the YouTube app which hosted the same content for years?

luckylion 6y ago

According to this [1] Spotify makes 91% of their revenue and nearly 100% of their profits based on premium membership, not ads. I find it unlikely that they're messing with their users' interests to make advertisers happy that make up a rounding error in the profits. [1] https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/120314/spotify-makes-internet-music-make-money.asp https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/120314/spoti...

sn_master 6y ago
Interesting. Then perhaps its higher ups in Spotify who might be afraid of getting accused of hosting content that isn't in favor with the MSM and ruling regime in the US?
alkonaut 6y ago
I (N=1) would seriously consider cancelling my Spotify subscription if Spotify kept pushing Alex Jones. It's not that far fetched.
- sn_master 6y ago
  What do you mean by "pushing"? Recommending him in your home page, with no option to disable the said recommendations? Or just hosting him at all on their platform? Do you have the same opinion about YouTube, which has every political spectrum and its polar opposite on the same platform?
  - alkonaut 5y ago
    I mean “sponsoring” or “enabling” to a level beyond just existing in their catalog does. I think it’s great that YouTube, Facebook, Twitter etc also ban Alex Jones yes. I see the risk of tech platforms acting as giant censors to be the smaller problem here.

xsmasher 6y ago

The threat of being dropped from the iOS app store for having offensive content would certainly motivate them.

sn_master 6y ago
How's that different from the YouTube app which hosted the same content for years?