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Spotify threatens industry with ad-skipping tool: "Skip Ahead" is available for Premium users in selected markets, and enables them to skip entire ad breaks, intros, sponsorship messages. (podnews.net)
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[–] 75 points 3 months ago* (3 children)

I have Spotify premium (the one single subscription habit I allow myself) and haven't heard an ad for years. But that is for music.

They are talking about when Spotify is used for podcasts and long form content, where creators often insert sponsored sections by themselves.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 months ago

    I cancelled because Spotify was injecting their own ads in my podcasts. Like clearly injected ads and not the podcasters’ embedded ones. Not sure if they are still doing it but that was the last straw for me as a long time premium member.

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