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

ojmcelderry@lemmy.one to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.world – 1415 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!? πŸ˜‘

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There's an easy way to fix that. Stop listening to Joe Rogan.

The little I've seen of Joe seems like this:

Some rich guy you've never heard of: "So, umm, yeah, I've been trying this new form of yoga."

Joe: hits blunt and drinks something harmful "Oh yeah?"

Guy 1: burp "Yeah, and it's really opened my eyes and shit, y'know?"

Joe: "Oh really?"

(This but for who knows how long).

I don’t think I will. His show is incredibly entertaining.