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I've definitely had situations on Spotify where I've been listening to Abba and the Scissor Sisters, and started to be offered playlists aimed at LGBT people, b
by b800h 3y ago
I've definitely had situations on Spotify where I've been listening to Abba and the Scissor Sisters, and started to be offered playlists aimed at LGBT people, but this is musical-choice targeting. It just happens that I like stuff that gay people like.
- alias_neo 3y agoSpotify algorithms are complete trash. There was a period when, for some reason, it would recommend playlists related to getting "tarted up", "makeup on", being a "powerful woman" etc and recommending lots of music it thinks is for women. Though I do listen to a wide variety of music, there's nothing notable I'd say could encourage it to believe that. Generally I play metal and rock, grime, rap, hip-hop; but also classical, some pop and indie, occasionally "UK Top 50", "Coding Mode" and "Jazz Vibes" playlists and lots of children's bath time songs. I had to have a purge and its much better now but I still avoid the auto-playlists.
- b800h 3y agoI bet you it's the children's bath-time songs that did it. Very mumsnet-on-the-razz.
- alias_neo 3y agoIt's a weird one, the playlists it was creating for me had a very "young woman" vibe, say 20s, aside from not being a woman I am not that young either, also, does Spotify think parenting is only for mums? I wonder if it had something to do with my location; I was living in London and now live in the North.