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Spotify was promoting a podcast to me for a while called “c*m town” (add a u). It was so gross, the album cover was written in white liquid. I could not make it
by flycaliguy 4y ago
Spotify was promoting a podcast to me for a while called “c*m town” (add a u). It was so gross, the album cover was written in white liquid. I could not make it go away! One of the worst UI experiences ever, actually made my stomach turn.
- easton 4y agoIt’s worth noting that said podcast is (or was, at least) #1 on Patreon in terms of number of people paying money to the creator(s). I bet that makes it really popular on Spotify, and if you have explicit content turned on, that’s probably why it was recommended. There should still be a master “turn off podcasts” button, although since it’s the only way Premium subscribers are still exposed to ads, fat chance of that happening.
- solarkraft 4y agoNot the only way. There are also promotional pop-ups every now and then and I've heard of them introducing an option for artists to pay for better rankings.
- solarkraft 4y agoCum Town can be a fun podcast, but it just doesn't belong in between music. "I want to focus on somebody talking about something" is a very different mood than "I want to tune out with some music". I get the business incentives, but I have to imagine some manager somewhere going "Perfect, it's both audio content!".