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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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[–] -3 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Its akin to paying for a movie and being pissed off that Mercedes paid to have their car in it.

The people we are listening to have sponsors and deals. I would prefer they didnt but it is what it is.

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  • [–] 10 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    A character simply driving a Mercedes car is one thing. But podcast ads are more akin to a movie character entirely interrupting the flow of the film to stop and talk for two minutes straight about how great Mercedes is and to recite a series of specifications about that model car and gush at what a low price it is.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago

    Transformers did it bud lite. The difference is one if meant to have a fourth wall.

    I'm not defending ads, I hate them and block them almost entirely. And fuck spotify, their product gets worse every year. But its not spotify being shite to premium subs that podcasters have sponsors.

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