There are plenty of controversies surrounding Spotify, but what really made me cancel my subscription was the fact that they ran recruitment ads for ICE. Boycott Spotify!
yea that'll show them for sure
this post was submitted on 11 Nov 2026
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Not giving them money will but the majority will stay subbed anyway due to the convenience.
I prefer collecting music, CDs into MP3s and listening to those on my PC using Strawberry or on my modded Creative Zen Micro MP3-player. I'm pretty sure to say that buying an used CD from thriftstore gives as much money to the artist as does streaming it on Spotify. (=0€)
Spotify’s shitty algorithm drove me away. I love Qobuz. It doesn’t trap me in a loop— I get to pick everything I listen to.
Qobuz
I'm gonna have to try that.
Just download and build an offline music collection like before 🙌
Spotify has shit audio quality anyways.
Do this or use Qobuz. Qobuz also allows purchase and digital download of the wav files for permanent offline storage.
Do they have more music in the streaming plan than in the download store? I searched for one of my favorite artists and they only have two songs in the store.
Spotify provides lossless streaming nowadays actually.
24-bit/44.1kHz (2117kbps)
CD quality, not lossless.
And build your own streaming infrastructure, with Navidrome for example.
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I finally was able to get my wife to cancel it a few months ago. She is using my server now and it's been a rough transition, but we are getting there.
This thread made me start a trial for Qobuz, so thanks for the recommendation!
Been boycotting them for 1,5 year or so. Went to Qobuz but mainly buy vinyl in recordshops or via bandcamp. Also buy a lot of digital albums during bandcamp fridays
Mandatory fuck Spotify. They rip off artists too.
They also elevated Joe Rogan and the entire antitrans movement... many years ago.....
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I mean there's lots of reasons not to use Spotify, think they got Israeli ties too
Forgot already that they gave Trump money when he started being president?
I dont see anyone recommending any decent free options. To my knowledge tidal and qobuz are paid services. I usually use Pandora but it kills my battery hard.
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Music streaming is amazing. I love it. It's so much easier to find new music.
That being said, best way to support the artists is to go to their shows, and buy their merch. Specifically, buy the album. There is no guarantee it will still be available for streaming forever, so best to have a physical copy and rip it to mp3 for archiving and digital use
Tidal pays artists 4X more per stream than Spotify.
Apple Music 2X more.
Spotify is the biggest problem with artists making no money.
Switched to Deezer(has an anti AI policy) a year ago and never looked back.
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I stopped using even their free service when they kept giving a platform to anti-vax dipshit podcasters during covid
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