I opened Spotify this morning to be greeted by a modal popup with a “sponsored recommendation”.

Why am I seeing ads if I’m already paying for the premium plan!? 😑

    • MannivuEnglish
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      11 months ago

      Aren’t you buing just the license to play it, though? Like, if they delete them from their catalogue you can’t listen to them anymore?

      • Null User Object@programming.devEnglish
        2·
        11 months ago

        Not unless you’re “buying” it from some service that doesn’t let you download the file. Definitely don’t do that.

        • Buy the mp3s.
        • Download them (& backup to a separate location)
        • Listen to them on whatever mp3 player you want.
        • Gradually accumulate an enormous music collection that you can listen to for free forever.