"Sponsored recommendations": I pay for Spotify Premium, and yet somehow I'm still the product?

ojmcelderry@lemmy.one to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.world – 1417 points –

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!? 😑

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Android isn't in that list if you're using something like LineageOS or GrapheneOS.

I suspect that's a fraction of a percent of Android devices, though.

I wouldn't know about market share, but why would market share be a disqualifier to your statement? GrapheneOS and LineageOS are both massive projects with a lot of users. It should be mentioned for those that might be interested to know that they have an option for privacy. Not saying you were doing this, but I hate the defeatist attitude that everything tracks so why try? It's wrong.

I use LineageOS and Linux and FOSS apps/software and selfhost services... if it's something you care about, you can regain control and privacy over your data.

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