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Spotify running ICE recruitment ads about "dangerous illegals"
- MangoToupe 1y ago[flagged]
- wilt6269 1y agoWow, that jump to Israel was acrobatic. One moment we’re talking ICE ads, the next you’ve built a geopolitical mood board with a side of despair. For what it’s worth, Israel hit Hamas infrastructure after Hamas broke the ceasefire - not exactly random fireworks. But I get it, outrage is the new sourdough starter. everyone’s feeding theirs daily. Maybe take a breath before you decide Spotify is somehow responsible for the fall of civilization.
- cess11 1y agoWhat do you mean, "Hamas broke the ceasefire"? Even US officials talking to the press agrees that it was in the area of Rafah where there is no al-Qassam presence and they likely ran over some unexploded ordnance. ICE is very similar to israeli conduct in the occupied territories and likely informed by it, it's not a very far-fetched association to make.
- MangoToupe 1y ago> after Hamas broke the ceasefire c'mon bro, try to be a little less credulous
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- jMyles 1y agoThis is one of (though not the only) reasons I'm uncomfortable having my music on Spotify. I do still publish there, but I vastly prefer my fans grab my music via IPFS or Bit Torrent. It's so bizarre that someone hovering over the "play" button on one of my songs doesn't know whether they're about to hear Harry's mandolin or an authoritarian recruiting pitch.
- resters 1y agoI cancelled over it. Not worth it to support a company that is willing to profit from ICE.
- MangoToupe 1y agoIf you think apple won't bend over for ICE you're crazy
- gherkinnn 1y agoThey have in the app store, so yes. And yet, I can't boycott everything at once. Facebook and Spotify are a good place to start, there are plenty of alternatives and plenty of alternative reasons to cancel your subscription.
- MangoToupe 1y agoShort of moving out of the country or certain acts that aren't legal to advocate for in this country, who cares what you do
- inemesitaffia 1y agoHBO Max, X, YouTube, Amazon Prime Video, LinkedIn and Meta, as well as cable television channels.
- jMyles 1y agoYeah, as I said, I prefer my fans get my music from IPFS or Bit Torrent or some other decentralized place. I have the same objections to Apple Music that I have to Spotify and all the rest of the DRM crooks.
- krembo 1y agoYou could say the same about DEA, in anarchy each sets its own line for what's good or bad, legal or not.
- vincnetas 1y ago
- rich_sasha 1y agoTh article doesn't clarify... Are the "dangerous illegals [...] rampaging the streets" meant to be immigrants or ICE agents?
- transcriptase 1y ago[flagged]
- gherkinnn 1y agoThere are plenty of alternatives. Time to cancel your subscriptions and remember Spotify's decisions once (if ever) the US government regains its senses. What ICE is doing is disgusting and what Trump is doing with ICE is scary.
- locopati 1y agoThe best time to quit Spotify was years ago when they gave Joe Rogan a huge paycheck. The next best time is now.
- inemesitaffia 1y agoHBO Max, X, YouTube, Amazon Prime Video, LinkedIn and Meta, as well as cable television channels.
- Gud 1y agoHonestly I don’t get the Joe Rogan hate. Seems like a pretty normal person to me, flaws and all.
- tastyface 1y agoRogan's endorsement might have pushed the Trump administration to victory. Easy to hate someone who directly contributed to the end of democracy in your country. (Though I guess the blame is more with the millions of people who take advice from a self-professed meathead.)
- pixxel 1y ago[dead]
- mingus88 1y agoThere are a lot of average people out there. I don’t need to hear their ill informed takes, either. I would rather live in a world where we give out quarter of a billion dollar deals to people who do better, but that’s not the world we live in, so you’ll just have to deal with Rogan critics instead.
- thunky 1y ago> There are a lot of average people out there. I don’t need to hear their ill informed takes, either Do those people host podcasts doing long form interviews with interesting people too?
- pploug 1y agoFrom article: ads are also running on: HBO Max, X, YouTube, Amazon Prime Video, LinkedIn and Meta, as well as cable television channels. And what choice do these platforms really have? They either run ice ads, or risk getting on the bad side on the administration.
- soupfordummies 1y agoSo? Risk it. Make a (very small) stand. We're talking companies that are almost monopolies or at the very least duopolies.
- pploug 1y agoI agree on principle, while at the same time I'm fairly sure the common employees at these respective companies are probably thankful that their job security is not impacted by their employer taking a (very small) stand.
- John23832 1y agoHistorical equivalent. 1940’s Germany: Run the trains to the camps, or bad things will happen to you. Sometimes you should say no. We’ve ceded power to corporations in the society so that they are essentially the most powerful thing next to the government. (potentially more powerful than the government in some cases) if they are not willing to say no, that is a problem
- Incipient 1y agoI'd gladly cancel Spotify, however "play song X" on Android, and the move between devices and keep playing/having my music/podcasts is very convenient - is there an alternative?
- yomismoaqui 1y agoYouTube Music, I'm paying 13.99€ for this + YouTube Premium.