Apple and Spotify as competitors have continual beef, and Spotify’s has been in the right a few times. I couldn’t care less about which mega streaming service makes the most money.
Because the information comes from unnamed sources, this reason is the weakest, but still worth thinking about, especially regarding other complaints. In 2016, Spotify insiders and some artists accused the platform of deprioritizing rankings of their songs due to partnerships with Apple Music. Accusations of punishing Apple collaboration If you’re looking for a way to support artists without Spotify, check out this comment thread and the discussions happening there. Even if you pay, your data and attention can still be the product. However, to shrug and say “there’s no ethical consumption under capitalism” is not good enough- especially if you are paying for Spotify.īefore diving into this, remember that you are not paying for a service-much like with social media, you are the product. I’m not offering up alternatives because each platform comes with its own problems, and my way of reducing harm may not fit someone else’s budget. Whether it was from a news publication or The Internet’s Busiest Music Nerd™ Anthony Fantano, I rarely heard anything good coming from the platform. Many of my thoughts on Spotify have built up over the years, and I think being able to step back and look at everything outside of an isolated controversy shows a pattern of disappointment and exploitation. Some people may still be on the fence, so I wanted to share some other very valid reasons to separate yourself from the streaming service.
The discourse around quitting Spotify due to the platform’s continued support of Joe Rogan is ongoing.
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